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.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm (photo: National Governors Association)
Maybe she’s stronger willed than I am, though.
While it’s encouraging that our governor seems to have a good relationship with the man who very well could be our next president, one has to wonder if going to New York, in this case, was in the best interest of the state.
While I do think it’s extremely important for the state that she attend, I also take her week-long pledge to the Michigan Food Stamp Challenge seriously, and hope that she would too.
It’s important for a governor to be well networked at the top, but it’s also good for her to understand the needs and concerns of those at the bottom.
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