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.
As 18 candidates compete for 9 seats on the Detroit City Council, a couple of incumbents on the board are falling behind in the polls and face weak prospects for winning reelection. The Detroit News reports on the results of a recent poll taken by Mark Grebner:
Incumbents Alberta Tinsley-Talabi and JoAnn Watson are losing traction in their re-election bids to the Detroit City Council, according to a poll released today by the Bloomfield Hills-based firm The Ballot Box…
The poll found former broadcaster and first-place primary finisher Charles Pugh remains the favorite, holding a 6 percent lead over council president Kenneth Cockrel Jr. But it pointed out that many voters remain undecided on the Nov. 3 general election that features 18 candidates vying for nine seats.
The poll put former council aide Saunteel Jenkins in third, at 62 percent; followed by former Deputy Police Chief Gary Brown, 58 percent; Councilwoman Brenda Jones, 55 percent; former police spokesman James Tate, 44 percent; accountant Lisa Howze, 42 percent; and Councilman Kwame Kenyatta, 41 percent. Several others are fighting for the final spot, including the Rev. Andre Spivey, 37 percent; Watson, Talabi and businessman Jai-Lee Dearing, 29 percent.
The poll also looked at candidates for the Detroit City Charter Commission, which will be charged with rewriting the city charter:
The poll also surveyed the race for the charter commission and found that former Deputy Mayor Freman Hendrix is leading the pack at 79 percent.
He’s followed by Teola Hunter, 59 percent; Reggie “Reg” Davis, 41 percent; Rose Mary Robinson, 35 percent; Jenice Mitchell-Ford, 33 percent; and Jonathan Kinloch and Ken Coleman, both at 31 percent. Several others are fighting for the last three seats.
The poll also found that 70% of respondents favored an initiative to elect city council candidates by district rather than all at-large.
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