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.
The race to replace outgoing Michigan Republican Party Chair Ron Weiser is underway, reports the Detroit News. The selection of a new chair will take place at a convention in January or February.
Governor-elect Rick Snyder has not yet endorsed a candidate, and no formal candidates are in place. However the rumor mill is operating and it appears the race could shape up to be a four person fight.
The News reports the likely choice is Robert Schostak. Schostak is currently the finance chair of the state party and has won praise for the fundraising job he’s done. That brought $28 million into party coffers and helped grease the skids for the Republican landslide earlier this month.
Also considering runs are Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land. Land is term limited from the Secretary post, and ran in the Republican primary as the Lt. Gov. option for Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard. They placed fourth in a five way race.
Current Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop of Rochester is also considering a bid to lead the party since he has also fallen victim to term limits and lost his bid for the GOP nomination for attorney general. He did garner significant Tea Party support in the primary and at the convention. Bishop earned his Tea Party cred by fighting for hardline cuts in some budget negotiations, and cuts only budgets which led to temporary state shutdowns during the last several years.
Scott Greenlee, the current party vice chair is also considering a bid for the chairmanship. He is a businessman from Grand Rapids, according to the News. Greenlee was also at the center of a minor email scandal during the 2008 McCain campaign. Those emails indicated a party dissolving into infighting.
The wild card in this event is going to be the Tea Party activists. They temporarily disrupted the easy flow of the GOP state nominating convention earlier this year when they put their own candidate forward to oppose Snyder’s pick of Lt. Gov elect Brian Calley. The battle was over almost as soon as it began when the Tea Party candidate withdrew his name, and cleared the way for Calley.
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