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.
Former Genesee County Treasurer Dan Kildee has announced he will file paperwork to run for governor Tuesday. The Flint Journal is reporting Kildee, 51, will file the paperwork in Lansing and lead to a formal announcement.
Kildee said his campaign will focus on tax reform and job creation.
“The field is opening up to the point that I feel like I am the only Democrat who can win who is true to the principles of this party,” Kildee said.
Kildee will join Lansing Mayor Virgil Bernero and State Rep. Alma Wheeler Smith as a formal candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor. Andy Dillon, a Redford Township Democrat and Speaker of the Michigan House, is expected to finalize his bid for the nomination by the end of the month.
He also spoke with the Detroit Free Press, saying:
“It’s going to be an interesting year,” Kildee said. “It’s very hard to predict what the dynamic will be in November. But it always comes down at the end to two names on the ballot.”
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