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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.

Obama coming to Michigan next month

By Todd A. Heywood | 06.23.09 | 7:15 pm

President Obama will hold a town hall meeting in the Detroit area on July 14, according to an advisory released by the White House on Tuesday afternoon. What the town hall meeting will address or where it will be, have not been disclosed.

This will be Obama’s first visit to the state since taking the office in January.

The Detroit Free Press notes the importance of the visit:

Clearly, a visit from Obama means even more now to the Detroit area than it did when he was the Democratic nominee for the presidency. The government has taken an ownership stake in the new Chrysler Group and is poised to control more than 60% of General Motors when it comes out of bankruptcy. He effectively pushed former GM chief executive Rick Wagoner out of a job and – along with the money provided by the outgoing Bush administration — is expected to commit about $80 billion to the two troubled automakers when all is said and done.

Comments

  • snowdog99

    “Clearly, a visit from Obama means even more now to the Detroit area than it did when he was the Democratic nominee for the presidency.”

    Sure it does. The wantonly corrupt leaders of Detroit want even more money to piss down the proverbial blackhole; and the union thugs who are getting paid 90% of their normal wages to sit at home and do nothing want their free ride to continue for as long as possible – and Obama is just the guy to give them both.

  • snowdog99

    “Clearly, a visit from Obama means even more now to the Detroit area than it did when he was the Democratic nominee for the presidency.”

    Sure it does. The wantonly corrupt leaders of Detroit want even more money to piss down the proverbial blackhole; and the union thugs who are getting paid 90% of their normal wages to sit at home and do nothing want their free ride to continue for as long as possible – and Obama is just the guy to give them both.

  • snowdog99

    “Clearly, a visit from Obama means even more now to the Detroit area than it did when he was the Democratic nominee for the presidency.”

    Sure it does. The wantonly corrupt leaders of Detroit want even more money to piss down the proverbial blackhole; and the union thugs who are getting paid 90% of their normal wages to sit at home and do nothing want their free ride to continue for as long as possible – and Obama is just the guy to give them both.

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