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.
Wayne State University law professor Jocelyn Benson has a clear lead in the race for the Democratic nomination for Secretary of State, according to a recent poll of the Capital Caucus, a bipartisan group of Michigan political insiders. On the Republican side the candidate choice is less clear. The group gives State Sen. Michelle McManus of Lake Leelanau a six point lead over competitor State Sen. Cameron Brown of Sturgis.
“The insiders see two state legislators leading the pack; with Senator Michelle McManus at the top of the heap. Anne Norlander has yet to prove that she can translate her long time party activism into votes at convention or among the political elite. Ruth Johnson, should she enter the race, would presumably start with a strong base of support in Southeast Michigan, something which none of the other serious contenders can lay claim to. If McManus or Brown were to capture the nomination either would be the first sitting legislator nominated by the GOP for the post in decades”
Here’s how the Capital Caucus estimates the candidates chances of winning their party’s nomination.
DEM SOS CANDIDATE CHANCE Based on 100-point scale
Benson 61
Winfrey 31
Other 9GOP SOS CANDIDATE CHANCE Based on 100-point scale
McManus 35
Brown 29
Norlander 18
Johnson 15
Scott 10
Other 2
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