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The Michigan Messenger going forward

By Staff Report | 11.16.11

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 [...]

Colorado-based abstinence program provided false and misleading information to Michigan students

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By Todd A. Heywood | 11.16.11

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.

Class action lawsuit filed against MERS over unpaid taxes

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By Todd A. Heywood | 11.15.11

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.

Schuette fights important mercury regulations

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By Eartha Jane Melzer | 11.14.11

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.

Kilpatrick’s got the money, not her opponents

By Minehaha Forman | 08.05.08 | 3:36 pm

Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick has her Democratic running rivals in the 13th Congressional district strapped for cash while she, the incumbent, keeps raking it in.

Kilpatrick is outspending her competitors with ad campaign efforts in form of billboards, brochures, and commercials. Tonight, her financial edge on competitors is displayed by their differences in choices in how to celebrate the primary election “victory” party.

While Kilpatrick will be partying at a ritzy hotel in hopes of celebrating her victory, her rival Mary Waters and her campaign will be hanging out at a Detroit burger joint.

Kilpatrick raised and spent more than $260,000 through mid-July on campaigning in her district and still has $460,000 in cash on hand according to the Federal Election Commission.

The campaigns of her primary opponents, Martha Scott and Mary Waters, are not stressing the importance of cash on hand, but undoubtedly have been limited by financial barriers far more than Kilpatrick. In fact, the Waters campaign says they have not been able to break $75,000 in the same time period.

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