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.
After announcing that he would not mount a campaign against Sen. Debbie Stabenow earlier this year, former U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra is now set to announce that he will challenge her for a seat in the Senate in 2012.
But Hoekstra reversed course after seeing a dearth of qualified candidates with statewide name recognition and fundraising ability step up to run, and a hard press from state party officials, said one top Republican source in Washington who asked not to be identified since Hoekstra has yet to make his announcement public. Such an announcement is expected soon.
A knowledgeable House Republican aide told The News that Hoekstra called Michigan House Republicans to say he was running.
At the same time, another challenger is emerging — Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner John McCulloch announced that he would run against her as well. What once looked like an empty GOP field is now becoming crowded.
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