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 spokesman for the Michigan Attorney General’s Office told The Michigan Messenger today that his office learned of Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land’s concern about fraudulent voter registration applications by reading the newspaper.
“She did not refer any cases to us for prosecution,” spokesman John Sellek said. “We have asked the Secretary of State’s office for more information about this.”
On Sept. 14, a Detroit Free Press report quoted Kelly Chesney, spokeswoman for the Michigan Secretary of State’s Office as saying, “There appears to be a sizable number of duplicate and fraudulent applications. And it appears to be widespread.”
The Free Press also reported that the Secretary of State’s Office turned over several applications to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
The Secretary of State’s Office has not returned calls from the Michigan Messenger seeking details about the fraudulent applications.
In recent weeks a partisan battle has erupted over election administration issues. Republicans, accused of attempting to suppress the vote by challenging voter eligibility, have argued that get-out-the-vote campaigns are submitting fraudulent voter registration applications.
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