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.
U.S. Rep. John Conyers (D-Detroit) is taking heat for comments he made in an interview with the Two Guys Named Joe podcast.
The podcast, which features Democratic political consultant Joe DiSano and Republican political consultant Joe Munem, is an exploration of all things Michigan politics. The two consultants were at the Democratic Party’s nominating convention over the weekend and corralled Conyers for an interview.
During that interview, Conyers repeatedly referred to Tea Party members as “tea baggers,” a sexual slang term which the movement has rejected as a label.
“We are here now to understand the frustration of the tea baggers and the people who are angry,” said Conyers. “Many times when you’re angry, your rational abilities are compromised.”
As a result the blogosphere is on fire, with Fox Nation, Breitbart and others reporting on the Congressman’s comments.
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