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 National Republican Congressional Committee is one of the primary fundraising tools for the GOP to provide support to vulnerable incumbents and challengers in key House districts, which is why the GOP requires every House Republican to raise between $100,000 and $400,000 for the committee, depending on their rank and position.
But two GOP reps from Michigan have fallen way behind in their dues to the NRCC this year despite holding powerful leadership positions within the House GOP Caucus. CQ Politics reports:
Among those in deep debt to the NRCC: House Administration ranking member Dan Lungren (Calif.) had paid 21 percent of his assessment, Homeland Security ranking member Peter King (N.Y.) had paid 20 percent, Veterans’ Affairs ranking member Steve Buyer (Ind.) had given 14 percent, Policy Committee Chairman Thaddeus McCotter (Mich.) had given 6 percent, Energy Independence and Global Warming ranking member Jim Sensenbrenner (Wis.) had given 3 percent and Intelligence ranking member Pete Hoekstra (Mich.) had also given 3 percent.
Hoekstra is retiring from the House and running for governor so it’s probably understandable that he is not focused on helping his party gain ground in the House. But McCotter is chairman of the Republican Policy Committee, an influential conservative group in the GOP caucus. The lack of support for other candidates may come back to haunt him in future votes within the caucus.
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