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 mayor of Michigan’s largest city endorsed Democratic House Speaker Andy Dillon of Redford township for governor today, saying that Dillon, the front runner in the race for the Democratic nomination, “has done a nice job up in Lansing.”
The Detroit News reports that Dave Bing said he likes Dillon’s business background and that they share similar ideas on how to improve public safety and education and create jobs.
“He comes from the same kind of background. He comes from a business background,” Bing said. “He got into politics, and I think has done a nice job up in Lansing. I think we are very, very aligned from a city of Detroit standpoint. I think he’s going to be good for the state.”
Dillon was reportedly beaming as he accepted Bing’s endorsement.
“I do feel like a kindred spirit (to Bing),” Dillon said. Like Bing, Dillon added: “I do view myself as a different kind of leader much along the lines of you, someone that’s going to reach across the aisle to get the state moving forward.”
“We don’t have time in this state to think about city vs. suburb, Republican vs. Democrat, business vs. labor,” he said. “We’re all in the same boat together. I’m running because I think we can turn it around.”
Both Democrats have angered public employee unions. Earlier this year Bing demanded a ten percent pay cut for city employees and Dillon upset the Michigan Education Association with a plan to save money by pooling all public employees into one health insurance pool.
Dillon is competing with Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero for the Democratic nomination.
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