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.
Ann Arbor businessman Rick Snyder outspent nearly all of his competitors, including the Democrats, in the primary by giving more than $6 million to his own campaign. AP reports:
Snyder gave his campaign $6.1 million, raised $2 million from other donors and spent $7.6 million.
Republican Attorney General Mike Cox spent $3.3 million, Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard spent $2.2 million, U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra spent more than $1.7 million and state Sen. Tom George spent nearly $402,000.
Democratic rival Virg Bernero raised $1 million, including nearly $95,000 he loaned his campaign. He spent just under $1 million and had $85,000 on hand. Snyder reported about $505,000 on hand.
Expect much of the spending during the general election to be by third party groups rather than the campaigns.
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