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 League of Conservation Voters is targeting Attorney General candidate Mike Bishop with a new website — MI Eye on Bishop — that will track his promises, actions and lack of action on environmental issues.
Mike Bishop (R- Rochester), leader of the Senate Republicans, has claimed that protecting the state’s natural resources is a priority. In 2007 he announced a Green Michigan Initiative that was supposed to focus on Great Lakes and water protection, expansion of recycling in Michigan, development of green energy alternatives, and reduction of waste in Michigan landfills.
On the website launched today the League warns that Bishop failed to deliver on these promises during his tenure in the Senate, and has earned only a 26 percent lifetime average for his legislative work on environmental issues. The group also notes that Bishop has failed to weigh in on what should be done about Asian Carp — an issue that that current Attorney General Mike Cox is pursuing through a lawsuit filed in the U.S. Supreme Court.
“The economic landscape of Michigan has changed. We are at a crucial juncture where we can either move forward toward a 21st century clean energy economy or remain stagnant by clinging to the coal-powered, chemical-coated, rust-belt 20th century past,” Michigan LCV Executive Director Lisa Wozniak said in statement announcing the web campaign. “At this point in Michigan’s history, it is essential that we have leaders in Lansing who recognize the connection between our state’s economic and our environmental health. They need to know that their actions and votes speak louder than words.”
The League promises to report on Bishop‘s actions on environmental issues over the next few months.
In the immediate future, we will keep an eye out for action or stalling on House Bill 4699, which bans a toxic flame retardant found in many everyday and children’s products. Senator Bishop assigned this bill to his Government Operations Committee, which unfortunately, is where good legislation often goes to die.
Bishop’s campaign website does not discuss protection of the state’s natural resources.
The top item on Bishop’s page on Protecting Michigan is:
SUPPORTING A CONSERVATIVE AGENDA
Mike Bishop stands for conservative values and supports our Republican platform.
*Co-sponsored legislation to ban partial-birth abortion
*Supported numerous bills to uphold the right to bear arms
*Co-sponsored legislation to commemorate the National Day of Prayer in Michigan
Other items mentioned include keeping children safe, putting a stop to identity theft and cutting government waste.
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