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 Executive L. Brooks Patterson, one of Michigan’s most high-profile elected Republicans, told an audience earlier today that he’s planning on seeking another term in 2012.
Barely through the first-year of his current four-year term — his fifth term overall — Patterson elaborated on his future plans at a Leadership Oakland breakfast meeting, according to the Detroit Free Press.
Patterson, who earlier this year announced his decision not to enter next year’s governor’s race, put his motivation for staying put in very simple terms:
My enjoyment is politics, so why would I walk away?
According to the Free Press account, Patterson also spoke candidly about three of his fellow Oakland County Republicans who may not be so thrilled with his interest in a sixth term:
Patterson acknowledged that his decision might disappoint his fellow Republicans in county government, including Water Resources Commissioner John McCulloch, Sheriff Michael Bouchard and Clerk Ruth Johnson. They are considered contenders to succeed Patterson.
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