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.
In a poll by Mitchell Research & Communication, Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Synder continues to outpace his opponent by a wide margin. The new poll puts Snyder ahead of Democratic candidate Virg Bernero, 53-26 percent. The survey was conducted Aug. 25-29, sampling 600 likely Michigan voters, with a +/- 4 percent margin of error.
Snyder has consistently led his general election opponent in the polls. TPM’s PollTracker now has Bernero trailing by an average of 20 percent, with Snyder’s lead trending upward. Those numbers may be more a result of the current Democratic government as it is voters’ response to Snyder’s candidacy. Current Gov. Jennifer Granholm receives terrible favorable ratings as the state has weathered the economic recession worse than the rest of the country. When her job performance was polled late in August, only 32 percent of people had a favorable opinion of the governor, compared to 63 percent who disapproved.
In a recent analysis of the gubernatorial race before this latest poll, FiveThirtyEight’s Nate Silver gave Snyder an 83 percent chance of reclaiming the governor’s seat for the GOP.
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