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 Court of Appeals has agreed to hear a case revolving around the question of incumbency in Bay County. At the heart of the matter is whether or not a judge, appointed to replace a retired judge, should be designated as an incumbent.
The Bay City News has the scoop on this case.
Back on May 31, Bay County Circuit Court Judge Scott J. Newcombe retired. Gov. Jennifer Granholm appointed Jennifer Cass Barnes to replace him on the bench on April 22. Cass Barnes took over on the bench on June 1.
That same day, Saginaw Circuit Court Judge Fred L. Borchard ruled Cass Barnes was entitled to incumbency status on the August primary ballot.
Cass Barnes’ primary opponents are not happy with that ruling, arguing that she is not entitled to the title of incumbent because she was not officially on the bench nor had she filed an affidavit of candidacy, by the state mandated March 22 deadline. As a result, the Secretary of State’s office declared the Bay County Circuit Court seat a non-incumbent race on March 23. It has since been revamped, according to the Bay City News, to reflect the seat as being held by an incumbent.
Cass Barnes will appear on the ballot with Mark E. Janer, Stevens J. Jacobs, Abel B. Torres and Eric W. Zimostrad. The top two vote getters will appear on the November ballot, with the top voter getter taking the bench in January.
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