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 latest poll from Denno-Noor on the 2010 governor’s race shows Rep. Pete Hoekstra has jumped into the lead. The poll of 950 likely voters in the state of Michigan found Hoekstra leading current Attorney General Mike Cox and Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard by a fairly healthy margin. Here are the results for both parties:
Republican Primary:
Rep. Pete Hoekstra: 21 percent
Attorney General Mike Cox: 15 percent
Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard: 13 percent
Businessman Rick Snyder: 5 percent
State Sen. Tom George: 3 percentDemocratic Primary:
Lt. Gov. John Cherry: 20 percent
House Speaker Andy Dillon: 6 percent
George Perles: 6 percent
Rep. Alma Wheeler Smith: 2 percent
Fmr. Rep. John Freeman: 2 percent
Voters from both parties still remain largely undecided, however, so much could change over the next few months. 37 percent of Republicans are currently undecided, while 59 percent of Democrats say they haven’t made up their minds yet.
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