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.
The Detroit News is reporting that Mayor Dave Bing will be reelected. With 93 percent of precincts reporting, Bing leads 58 percent to 42 percent. This is considerably smaller than the margin by which Bing beat challenger Tom Barrow in the primary.
In the city council vote, it looks as though Charles Pugh is going to be elected president of the council. With 85 percent of the precincts reporting, Pugh leads the way with over 9 percent of the vote, about 7,000 votes ahead of second place Gary Brown. Ken Cockrel is third with 8 percent.
The six remaining spots seem pretty well locked in as well, with Saunteel Jenkins, Brenda Jones, Andre Spivey, James Tate and Kenyatta Walker all likely securing seats on the council with more than 6 percent of the votes.
In the race for seats on the charter review commission, former Deputy Mayor Freman Hendrix leads the way with 11 percent of the vote, followed by Teola Hunter, Ken Coleman, Janice Mitchell Ford, Reggie Davis, Rose Mary Robinson, Ken Harris, John Johnson and Cara Blount.
Proposal D, which mandates the election of the city council by districts, is passing by a wide 72-28 margin.
Proposal S, the $500.5 million bond to build new schools and renovate old schools in the city of Detroit, is also passing easily, 65-35.
As expected, City Clerk Janice Winfrey easily won reelection with 83 percent of the vote.
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