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.
State Rep. Alma Wheeler Smith
State Rep. Alma Wheeler Smith formally announced Monday she is seeking the nod of the Democratic Party to become Michigan’s next governor. The lawmaker from Washtenaw County’s Salem Township made an unsuccessful run for the governorship in 2001, making her the first African-American to run for the highest elected office in Michigan.
Smith, who is term limited in 2010, ran as then-U.S. Rep. David Bonior’s running mate in the 2002 Democratic primary, losing to then-Attorney General Jennifer Granholm, who won the general election that fall and re-election 2006
Smith, whose daughter-in-law, Rebekah Warren, represents an Ann Arbor-area state House seat, is entering an increasingly crowded Democratic primary field which could include former state Rep. John Freeman, Michigan State University trustee and former football coach George Perles, and current Lt. Gov. John Cherry.
Although the lieutenant governor has not yet made a formal announcement declaring his candidacy, he is expected to the be the frontrunner and has been racking up endorsements.
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