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.
Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard has named Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land as his running mate in a bid for the Republican nomination for governor in 2010. Until a few months ago Land was considered a likely prospect to run for governor herself, but when she announced that she would not run she endorsed Bouchard for the job.
The pick does make some political sense. It gives the ticket East/West balance, with Bouchard having his power base in the Southeast portion of the state and Land in the West side. But it may be that Land’s statement that she did not run for governor because she lacked experience in fiscal matters will come back to haunt her as she runs for the spot a heart beat away from the job she admitted to not being qualified for in June.
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