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.
Clark Durant, the charter schools magnate who is running for the Republican nomination to challenge Sen. Debbie Stabenow in 2012, announced that his campaign had raised $750,000 in the first six weeks of his campaign.
Durant announced his run on August 18 and, like all candidates, will be filing his second quarter campaign finance report with the Federal Election Commission on Oct. 15.
Though the early polls show former Rep. Pete Hoekstra with a massive lead in the race — 51 percent to only three percent for Durant and even less for the other candidates — Durant has racked up some powerful endorsements, including former U.S. Senator Spencer Abraham and two former chairs of the Michigan Republican Party, Betsy DeVos and Saul Anuzis.
The $750,000 he has raised so quickly should provide a big boost to his campaign.
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