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.
LANSING — East Lansing Democrat Gretchen Whitmer has filed the paperwork necessary to become an official candidate for the Democratic nomination for attorney general on the 2010 ticket.
Whitmer, who has served in both the House and the Senate, has long been rumored as a likely candidate.
The 38-year-old divorced mother of two said she is still in the process of developing her platform, reports the Lansing State Journal.
“In the weeks and months ahead, I’m going to continue to have serious conversations with police, prosecutors and families about how to better protect and serve the public through the office of attorney general,” Whitmer said.
That is not stopping the Michigan Republican Party from attacking Whitmer.
Michigan Republicans already are taking potshots at Whitmer. Greg McNeilly, spokesman for the state Republican Party, said Whitmer is a “liberal elitist” and “another Jennifer Granholm clone seeking fame and glory over the best interests of residents.” Granholm served as attorney general before winning election as governor in 2002.
On the Republican side, Sen. Majority Leader Mike Bishop, R-Rochester is a candidate.
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