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.
Thursday’s decision by Terri Lynn Land not to run for governor in 2010 left U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra of Holland as the only leading Republican candidate running from the western side of the state, which should help him solidify his base for next year’s election. But in an interview with our friends at RightMichigan, Hoekstra was very careful not to gloat or to deviate at all from his talking points about his own qualifications for the job.
RM: What would you say to win voters, especially west Michigan voters who might have supported a Land campaign and now might be seriously considering following their candidate to the Bouchard camp?
CPH: I don’t think voters look at our crisis of leadership in Michigan as regional. I am in the race because I have a passion for West Michigan, Northern Michigan, Southeast Michigan, Central Michigan and the Upper Peninsula. I understand that the people losing jobs in west Michigan and the businesses closing in west Michigan have something in common with the people of the rest of state: they are all struggling and starved for leadership.
I think Michigan’s future starts with all of us, and I am prepared to lead as we tackle our biggest challenges. No other person in this race has 15 years as an executive in the private sector and 16 years served in public office. I think that balance gives me an edge.
Instead of endorsing her fellow west sider, Land endorsed Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard for governor.
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