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.
Monroe County loves the ladies: Democrat Kate Ebli, one of the county’s two female state representatives, will face Republican Jean Dahm in November.
Dahm, a former registered nurse who now owns a tech company with her three sons, won her primary Tuesday against Bob Beadles by a 2-1 margin. Ebli was unchallenged.
Ebli was first elected in 2006. She replaced Democrat Herb Kehrl, who died in office during his first term. The seat has trended Democratic in recent elections, and the district had a 58.2 percent Democratic base in 2006.
But the state legislature has garnered single-digit approval ratings in recent months, and blue-collar Monroe County is socially conservative, offering opportunity for Dahm.
Both parties are likely to spend heavily here: Dems will fight hard to hold the seat, but the likable Dahm, who has earned the coveted endorsement by Michigan Right to Life, is expected to work hard to take Ebli down.
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