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.
Days before Detroit’s general election primary, some candidates are pulling ahead in the polls.
Former journalist Charles Pugh leads the pack of 167 candidates with 65 percent voter support, according to a poll conducted by political consultant Mark Grebner. Coming in at a close second is current City Council President Kenneth Cockrel Jr.
At the bottom of the poll, about two percentage points above disgraced councilwoman Monica Conyers, was incumbent Martha Reeves with 15.6 percent.
That’s not enough to get her elected, according to Grebner. “It’s really clear that Martha Reeves does not have a shot at being re-elected,” Grebner told the Detroit News.
The Grebner poll surveyed 200 likely Detroit voters during the first week in July.
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