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.
Soaring 20 points up in the polls, GOP nominee for governor Rick Snyder has given his top strategist John Yob the green light to ditch the Michigan gubernatorial campaign and instead focus on the senate bid of Nevada Tea Party favorite Sharron Angle, reports the Grand Rapids Press.
John is the son of former Republican National Committeeman Chuck Yob, and was a consultant on the John McCain for President campaign. He started the political consulting firm Strategic National as well as the Republican Web Department. The Republican Web Department, Messenger reported in January, was claiming some responsibility for the Massachusetts win of Republican Scott Brown to take over the seat long held by “Lion of the Senate” Ted Kennedy when he passed away in summer of 2009.
In that January blog, Messenger noted that Yob’s web applications were in use by the Snyder campaign.
Snyder, an Ann Arbor businessman, won a five-way August Primary to take up the GOP mantle for governor. He will face Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero, a Democrat.
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