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 race to replace Congressman Pete Hoekstra of Holland in the U.S. Congress is in full gear. Hoekstra is not seeking re-election this year, and is instead running for governor.
Vying to replace him, according MLive.com, are four Republicans and a Democrat.
The Republicans are Holland state Sen. Wayne Kuipers, former state Rep. Bill Huizenga of Zeeland, Former NFL player Jay Riemersma and Fruitport businessman Bill Cooper.
The only Democrat in the race is Fred Johnson, a history professor at Hope College in Holland.
The district flows from rural northern Michigan’s Benzie County, along the western shore of the state to encompass part of Grand Rapids, and all of Ottawa County. It is considered a solid Republican district, and the winner of the GOP primary is basically assured Hoekstra’s seat.
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