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The Michigan Messenger going forward

By Staff Report | 11.16.11

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 [...]

Colorado-based abstinence program provided false and misleading information to Michigan students

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By Todd A. Heywood | 11.16.11

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.

Class action lawsuit filed against MERS over unpaid taxes

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By Todd A. Heywood | 11.15.11

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.

Schuette fights important mercury regulations

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By Eartha Jane Melzer | 11.14.11

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.

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Stabenow has huge war chest for 2012 campaign

By Ed Brayton | 07.13.11 | 7:11 am

As potential challenger after potential challenger decides against challenging her in 2012, Sen. Debbie Stabenow raised $1.5 million in the second quarter of the year and has $4 million on hand for next year’s senatorial election.

Only six months ago the conventional wisdom was that Stabenow was vulnerable in 2012 and a number of high-profile names publicly flirted with the possibility of challenging her. But over the past few months all of those potential candidates — Terri Lynn Land, Pete Hoekstra, Thad McCotter, Saul Anuzis — have decided not to run against her.

Former Kent County Probate Judge Randy Hekman and Roscommon businessman Peter Konetchy are the only declared candidates in the race. We’ll find out how much money they’ve raised on Friday, the deadline for filing second quarter campaign finance reports. But it certainly won’t be anywhere near the money the incumbent has.

Comments

  • Anonymous

    No surprise.  She’s been one of the biggest corporate whores in the Senate for years.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_5Y5IZULFFTYQY4SYVYGNMI5QUU wolffsongg

    Huh, Kathy? You must have her mistaken for a Republican.