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.
A new poll from EPIC-MRA has found that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a Republican, holds a slight lead over President Barack Obama in the state in next year’s presidential election.
The poll of 600 likely voters, with a margin of error of four points, found that 46 percent of respondents supported or leaned towards supporting Romney while 41 percent supported or leaned toward supporting Obama, reports the Lansing State Journal.
The poll also found the May approval bounce Obama got after the military raid that killed Osama bin Laden has evaporated. In May, Obama had a 50 percent approval rating with a 41 percent disappoval. Now his favorable and unfavorable ratings are tied at 47 percent.
Romney’s father George was governor of Michigan from 1963 to 1969. Mitt served three terms as governor of Massachusetts. Under his leadership the state passed a health care reform law which has been the target of the field of GOP hopefuls.
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