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 Michigan Republican Party has issued a press release in which they claim President Barack Obama will support Lansing Mayor Virgil Bernero for the Democratic nomination for governor, according to MLive.com’s Susan Demas:
“All three supported the stimulus package, but the odds on favorite for a White House endorsement has to be Bernero,” said MRP spokeswoman Jennifer Hoff. “He’s gone out of his way to support the stimulus package, despite 162,000 job losses in Michigan since it was enacted.”
As Demas goes on to note, Bernero has not been a big Obama fan. He endorsed then-Sen. Hillary Clinton for the nomination, and he has railed against Obama and his failure to address to trade issues with China.
What Demas doesn’t mention is that Bernero has confirmed that he was wooed by the DNC and the White House.
Time will tell if the White House political team deems Bernero fit to follow Gov. Jennifer Granholm, or if he puts his bets down on some one else — likely Andy Dillon, who has hired AKPD, Inc. a political firm founded by Chief Obama strategist David Axelrod.
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