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The Michigan Messenger going forward

By Staff Report | 11.16.11

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 [...]

Colorado-based abstinence program provided false and misleading information to Michigan students

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By Todd A. Heywood | 11.16.11

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.

Class action lawsuit filed against MERS over unpaid taxes

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By Todd A. Heywood | 11.15.11

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.

Schuette fights important mercury regulations

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By Eartha Jane Melzer | 11.14.11

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.

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GOP official threatens to sue Messenger

By Jefferson Morley | 09.16.08 | 3:09 pm

After the Obama campaign filed suit today against the Michigan Republican Party, seeking to block plans to use foreclosure lists to challenge voters at the polls in November, James Carabelli, the Macomb County GOP chair, responded with a press release threatening legal action against the Michigan Messenger, which broke the story of his party’s plans last [...]

McCain’s landlord

By Jefferson Morley | 09.05.08 | 6:25 am

Trott and Trott, foreclosure specialists, hosts the Republican candidate in Michigan

RNC Day 2: GOP ‘brand’ dilutes in St. Paul

By Jefferson Morley | 09.03.08 | 11:03 am

Lavishly praised ideals of “country first,” and “service” met the grim realities of George W. Bush and the current state of the Republican Party at the RNC Convention, yielding mixed messages.

Obama regains his balance

By Jefferson Morley | 08.29.08 | 3:23 am

Anxiety of Augusts past swept away last night by Obama’s acceptance speech