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.
Michigan Speaker of the House Andy Dillon is expected to be announced as Gov.-elect Rick Snyder’s pick to be State Treasurer, reports WLNS.
Dillon, a conservative Democrat from Redford Township, had an unsuccessful bid to become the gubernatorial candidate for the Democratic party this year. He was beaten by Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero, who is turn was beaten by Ann Arbor businessman Snyder. Dillon is term limited and leaves the House in January.
Dillon has ruled the state House for years and has had difficult relationships with many of his fellow Democrats, including Gov. Jennifer Granholm. He is widely blamed by Democrats as the reason the state faced massive budget cuts in 2009 because Dillon has agreed with Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop to pass a cuts-only budget. Bishop reportedly had promised a vote on revenue enhancements, but those votes never materialized.
WLNS is also reporting that former Lt. Gov. Dick Posthumus has been tapped as Snyder’s senior adviser on legislative affairs. Posthumus served in the legislature, and run unsuccessfully for governor in 2002.
The appointments are expected to be announced Monday in Ann Arbor.
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