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.
With new data just out from the Federal Elections Commission, the Detroit Free Press notes that Rep. Gary Peters, the first-term incumbent in the U.S. House from Oakland County, is far outpacing his opponents in raising funds for a 2010 election fight.
Peters, a Bloomfield Township Democrat, has raised nearly $992,000 in this two-year cycle to date — more than $539,000 of it from individual contributors. As of the end of the most recent filing period, June 30, Peters had nearly $850,000 on hand.
That’s a far cry from Paul Welday, a Republican set to challenge Peters in the Oakland County district. His most recent filing with the Federal Election Commission shows he raised $2,850 in the three months ending June 30. He has almost $105,000 cash on hand – but the vast majority of that, more than $100,000, is from a loan he has given his own campaign.
The other announced candidate for the Republican nomination to challenge Peters, former state Sen. Andrew (Rocky) Raczkowski, has just over $8,500 on hand but he also has $70,000 in debt.
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