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.
Republican Dan Benishek, a political newcomer with Tea Party connections, has won the race for Congress in the 31 county northern Michigan district that has been represented by Democrat Bart Stupak for 18 years.
“Voters are fed up with government but not for the reasons Dan Benishek and his supporters want you to think,” Democrat Gary McDowell said in a concession speech delivered around 10pm in Sault St. Marie. “People are fed up because elected officials have quit working together; they have quit even trying to find common ground.”
The Detroit Free Press reports that with 60% of the vote in, Benishek led McDowell 52%-41%. Independent candidate Glenn Wilson had just 4% of the vote.
“There are serious challenges facing Northern Michigan, but I am confident we can overcome them, as we always have—with a renewed sense of patriotism and hope for the future,” Benishek said in his victory statement. “I look forward to being part of the solution in Washington, guided by my ‘4R’s Pledge’ — to read legislation before voting on it, reduce taxes and the size of government, repeal ObamaCare, and reform government to bring it back in line with the Constitution.”
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