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.
Lt. Gov. John Cherry
LANSING — Lt. Gov. John Cherry has announced he will not seek the Democratic nomination for governor in 2010.
In an e-mail statement sent to supporters at noon, Cherry said he had accomplished two of his three goals. The first two goals — getting more than 1,000 supporters and gathering more than half of the necessary nominating signatures — he said he accomplished. However, the final goal — raising enough money to compete for the governor’s office — didn’t pan out.
However, I also believed that I had to secure enough money to make my candidacy fully viable. I was not successful in that endeavor to the degree that was needed. With that in mind, I have come to the conclusion that to wage a successful campaign will be difficult at best.
This news comes even after the Cherry camp flooded e-mail boxes over the holidays with messages from Cherry’s wife, Pam Faris.
Please make a donation of $25 or more before midnight Thursday (12/31), and you’ll be entered into a drawing to have dinner with John in January. I know once you sit down and talk to John, you’ll realize how special he really is — and why he is the best choice to be Michigan’s next Governor.
Faris sent two e-mails out to supporters. Once on Dec. 28 and again on Dec. 30 offering dinner with her husband. The Cherry team also sent out a fundraising e-mail on Dec. 17 trying to up the donations for the end of the year tally.
Cherry’s exit from the race leaves the Democrats without a clear frontrunner. State Rep. Alma Wheeler Smith has announced she is running, as has former State Rep. John Freeman, but neither is seen to have the political clout to garner the funds and endorsements to win the primary. Former Michigan State University football coach and current Michigan State University Trustee George Perles has said he is considering a run.
But out in the wings are big guns House Speaker Andy Dillon of Redford Township and Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero. Both have signaled their interest in jumping in the race to keep the governorship under Democratic control.
Dillon released this statement on Tuesday afternoon: “Michigan residents owe John Cherry a debt of gratitude for his decades of dedicated public service. I respect John’s decision and the tremendous work he has done for the state of Michigan.”
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