I am writing today to announce the closure of the Michigan Messenger. After four years of operation in Michigan, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news into a single site, The American Independent at Americanindependent.com. This is part of a shift in strategy, towards new forms [...]
An abstinence-only presentation provided to numerous school districts in Calhoun and Eaton Counties in October of this year provided false and misleading information to students about HIV, experts allege.
Two county registers of deeds filed a class action lawsuit Monday on behalf of Michigan’s 83 counties alleging that the Mortgage Electronic Registration Services owes millions of dollars in property title transfer taxes.
Despite evidence of the impact of mercury on children and public health, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette last month joined with 24 other state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to scuttle new EPA regulations that would reduce mercury emissions from power plants.
The Detroit News editorial board picked businessman David Bing as the candidate best suited to serve as mayor of Detroit for the next eight months. The editorial asserts that Bing will offer Detroit a “fresh start” and will clean up the smears that Detroit’s local and national image has endured since the Kilpatrick text scandal.
The endorsement was expected as The Detroit News also endorsed Bing during the primary elections.
With Detroit’s two major newspaper endorsements under his belt, Bing may have an edge over his opponent, interim mayor Kenneth Cockrel Jr.
But even with both endorsements it isn’t a sure shot for Bing. The May 5 special election is expected to be a tight race and the Cockrel campaign has launched an aggressive campaign online and among grassroots groups to garner support from Detroiters.
Whoever wins will serve remainder of ex-mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s term.
An Aug. 4 primary and a Nov. 3 general election will determine who will serve as mayor for the regular four-year term starting in January.
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