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 garnered the endorsement of GOP leader and Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson in his bid for the governor’s mansion.
The announcement came this morning WJR talk radio and was made by Bouchard’s running mate Terri Lynn Land, reports MLive.com.
Patterson toyed with a run for governor earlier this year, but declined to run.
Bouchard, who is seeking the GOP nomination for 2010 in a crowded field which includes Rep. Pete Hoekstra, Attorney General Mike Cox, State Sen. Tom George, Ann Arbor businessman Rick Snyder, and Huron County Commissioner Tim Rujan, has teamed with Terri Lynn Land, the Secretary of State. Land is term limited and ended a bid for the governor’s mansion earlier this year to sign onto Team Bouchard as the Lt. Gov candidate.
In addition to the Brooks endorsement, The Oakland Press reports that Bouchard has filed the necessary paperwork to accept public financing for his campaign, joining Hoekstra and George in a move that will limit private donations in their races.
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