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.
It seems to me that Chris Matthews, in this clip from the MSNBC television show Hardball, is asking a legitimate question.
Showing video of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin in which she explains that her job as vice president is to preside over the Senate and draft legislation, Mathews asks McCain campaign spokesperson Nancy Pfotenhauer if the candidate is aware that, as vice president, according to the Constitution, she has no legislative role and only participates in the Senate on the very rare occasion when a tie-breaking vote is needed.
Matthews, of course, goes too far with it, suggesting that Palin should spend more time reading the Constitution and less time shopping, but, it seems to me that, beneath the Hardball theatrics, he’s got a legitimate concern.
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