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.
During Michigan’s August primaries, Michigan Messenger reported an incident where a Republican candidate for Eaton County sheriff, the county west of Lansing’s Ingham County, accused incumbent Eaton County Sheriff Mike Raines of stealing his political signs.
Criminal complaints were filed in the case, and the Michigan State Police continues its open investigation.
Stealing campaign signs is a misdemeanor in Michigan, punishable by 93 days in jail and/or a $500 fine. The alleged incident did nothing to hurt the incumbent’s chances, however. He who won the primary handily on Aug. 5.
As we reported earlier:
Raines, 53, is the current Eaton County Sheriff and will continue in … office for another term since he faces no general election challenge from a Democrat.
But now, according to a report in the Lansing State Journal, Raines’ former opponent, Tom Reich, is back.
Reich filed the necessary paperwork to run as a write-in candidate for the post, which pays $82,713 a year.
Reich filed before Friday, the deadline in Michigan for signing up as an official write-in candidate. Candidates who seek write-in votes must register their names with the state in order for those write-in votes to be counted.
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