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.
A new poll from WLNS in Lansing shows incumbent Rep. Mark Schauer with a 7-point lead over Republican Tim Walberg in Michigan’s 7th Congressional District, one of the key swing districts in the country that could help determine whether the Democrats can hold on to control of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Mr. Schauer is at 50 percent, Walberg at 43 percent.
“Walberg’s in trouble because he’s not pulling the independent vote that all the other republican candidates are pulling this year,” said Tom Shields, political pollster.
While republican candidate for governor Rick Snyder is doing well with voters who lean republican, Mr. Walberg is not and he needs them to win
“He’s losing 30 percent of those people who lean republican and these people are solid for GOP candidates on the ballot,” said Shields.
This is one of the most hotly contested — and most expensive — House races in the nation, with money pouring in to the district from third party groups aligned with both political parties.
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