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.
John McCain today announced he was suspending his campaign to focus on the financial crisis and asked to reschedule the first debate with Barack Obama currently scheduled for Friday night. The announcement came in New York City, The Hill is reporting.
The report also says McCain, the Republican candidate for president, asked his Democratic rival to join him in attempting to postpone Friday’s national debate.
McCain said he was taking the unusual step of suspending his campaign so that he and Obama, as well as other leaders in the country, could focus on the crisis on Wall Street.
The Obama campaign issued a brief statement this afternoon stating that at 8:30 this morning Obama called McCain and asked the Republican nominee to join him in issuing a joint statement of principles regarding the proposed Wall Street bailout.
According to the statement from the Obama camp, McCain called Obama back at 2:30 p.m. and agreed to participate in the joint statement — which is now being written.
Do you know where to vote on Election Day? Do you know what to bring with you? Get comprehensive voter information for your state here.
Sign up for our email newsletter