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.
Macomb County Sheriff Mark Hackel is unlikely to turn his exploratory committee into an election committee in a bid to succeed Gov. Jennifer Granholm, the Detroit Free Press reports. Hackel, a Democrat, formed an exploratory committee at the end of last year– which is one of the first steps towards running for large office like governor.
But Hackel says Lt. Gov. John Cherry and other Democrats have already sewn up labor endorsements.
Being out of the governor’s race does not mean Hackel is out entirely. He is, according to the Free Press, possibly putting his political eye towards a run for another executive post, such as County Executive of Macomb county. Of course, that post has not even been created yet, as it is part of a charter proposal voters will be asked to approve in November.
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