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The Michigan Messenger going forward

By Staff Report | 11.16.11

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 [...]

Colorado-based abstinence program provided false and misleading information to Michigan students

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By Todd A. Heywood | 11.16.11

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.

Class action lawsuit filed against MERS over unpaid taxes

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By Todd A. Heywood | 11.15.11

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.

Schuette fights important mercury regulations

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By Eartha Jane Melzer | 11.14.11

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.

Stupak for governor?

By Ed Brayton | 04.12.10 | 7:54 am

He’s already ruled out the prospect of running for governor once, but could Bart Stupak end up throwing his hat back into the ring and running for the Democratic nomination for governor? Tim Skubick seems to think it’s possible and there are few people who know state politics as well as Skoops. And he thinks the Democrats wouldn’t be too disappointed to see him run:

If it has not happened yet, it most certainly will. Some Democrat will ask Stupak to at least consider getting into the field which many Democrats feel is about as lackluster as can be. To put it gently, the Angriest Mayor in America, the GOP-leaning Democratic House Speaker and the competent, yet grossly under funded Representative from Ann Arbor are not doing too well against the GOP field and Stupak might do better.

That’s certainly true. Skubick admits that Stupak “would have to do a 180 by May 11th to get in the race and that, at this read, seems pretty far-fetched.” But stranger things happened, haven’t they?

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