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 gubernatorial campaign of Republican U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra of Holland says the White House political machine is behind the Tuesday announcement by Lt. Gov. John Cherry that he would not seek the Democratic nomination for governor.
WZZM-TV, the Grand Rapids ABC affiliate, quotes Hoekstra spokesman John Truscott:
“The White House is very involved in this – we’ll see who their chosen nominee is. It’s been underway for 4 to 5 months. I’m sure Cherry will have a nice position with the federal government.”
As Michigan Messenger reported late last year, Lansing Mayor Virgil Bernero had been courted by the White House and other national Democratic officials for a gubernatorial run this year.
Truscott recently made similar statements about Cherry’s lagging national party support recently in the Holland Sentinel: “It’s unfortunate for John Cherry. He’s a good man and has a long record of dedicated service. However, the White House is very involved in this and they’re looking to anoint someone else.”
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