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.
It appears as thought Michigan Republican Congressman Thaddeus McCotter (R-Livonia) may have tipped his hand in the on-going speculation — fueled by his own public pronouncements — that he is running for President.
In Iowa, a political lobbyist made a big hoopla in an otherwise ho hum event — the auction for placement in the Iowa Straw Poll. The Iowa Republican reports lobbyist Kellie Paschke showed up to bid for an undisclosed candidate. That sent representatives from the other campaigns into a tizzy, finally pushing Paschke to reveal she was an agent for McCotter.
Des Moines Register reporter Jennifer Jacobs then sweetened the situation with this tweet:
Unidentified campaign: Thaddeus McCotter, IA Sen. Kent Sorenson says. Rep said McCotter will be declared candidate by straw poll.
McCotter’s spokespeople would not immediately confirm the Congressman’s Presidential plans, but the Iowa Republican reports he spent a pretty penny — $18,000 — to get in on the straw poll. That’s a lot of cash if he is not running.
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