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.
With the appointment of Mary Beth Maxwell of pro-labor organization American Rights at Work, former Michigan U.S. Rep. David Bonior, who is chairman of that organization, will be taking a larger role in lobbying his former colleagues in Congress on labor issues. Roll Call reports:
The White House’s appointment of a top organized labor official to the administration last week will re-introduce a familiar face to Capitol Hill on contentious “card check” legislation and other union priorities: former House Minority Whip David Bonior (D-Mich.)…
Democratic lobbyist Steve Elmendorf, Gephardt’s former chief of staff, called Bonior “uniquely suited among former Members” to take such a prominent role in the labor movement during trying times.
After a successful multimillion dollar advertising blitz by business groups in recent months, unions are finding it difficult to secure the 60 Senate votes necessary to cut off debate on controversial card check legislation, which would make it easier for workers to unionize.
“He has the trust and relationship with a lot of Members and Senators,” Elmendorf said. “The thing about someone who was in the House when he was? Maybe even a majority of the Senate served in the House then.
“The whip’s job uniquely trains you to understand Members’ thinking and why they’re voting the way they do … he’s a straight shooter and a good pol.”
Bonior was the founder of American Rights at Work, but had stepped back into a more behind-the-scenes roll in recent years.
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