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.
Right to Life of Michigan says it will not endorse Republican Rick Snyder in his race to be Michigan’s next governor unless he changes his position on stem cell research; his campaign spokesman says that change is not going to happen and that Snyder continues to support such research. The Detroit News reports:
Right to Life of Michigan — which helped boost Republican John Engler into the governor’s seat three times in the 1990s — will likely not endorse GOP nominee Rick Snyder in his November bid, officials said Thursday.
Right to Life, which opposes abortion and embryonic stem cell research, is traditionally a much-sought after endorsement for GOP candidates. Its backing can give a boost through mailings, advertising and pressing its more than half a million supporters to vote for one candidate over another.
“If he maintains his position on embryonic research, I doubt (he will be endorsed),” said Larry Galmish, Political Action Committee chairman for Michigan Right to Life…
Snyder campaign spokesman Jake Suski said the Ann Arbor businessman won’t change his position.
“Rick Snyder supports stem cell research — he’s made that clear,” Suski said. “(Snyder) will not take any PAC or special interest money and isn’t seeking endorsement.”
This is the first indication of the problem that I mentioned in a blog post the day after the primaries — can Synder expect the support of the traditional Republican constituencies? He’ll certainly get the support of the business community and the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, but the anti-abortion groups are very powerful lobby in helping turn out the vote and generate volunteers for Republican candidates.
Some analysts told the News that this could mean anti-abortion activists and committed voters may sit out the race and not vote, which would be a boost to the Bernero campaign. But could it also spark the possibility of a third-party candidacy from the right to challenge Snyder? That may be the million dollar question of the next couple weeks.
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