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 Congressman Joe Schwarz says he is leaning towards an independent run for the governor’s office this year. He is expected to make an announcement this week, and the Battle Creek Enquirer reports that announcement could come as soon as Wednesday.
“I’m leaning toward doing it,” Schwarz, 72, told the Enquirer.
Schwarz was a Republican, but Susan Demas says that he “left the GOP because it left him, prioritizing the holy war against abortion, gay marriage and embryonic stem cell research over good, old-fashioned fiscal conservatism and a strong national defense.”
He was considered a moderate, spent 16 years in the state Senate, and one term in the U.S. Congress representing the 7th Congressional District.
Schwarz getting into the horse race could shake up a lot of things if he can gain any traction with the voters.
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