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.
A broad coalition of Michigan State University student groups, with the sponsorship of the Department of Residence Life and Office of Cultural and Academic Transitions, met last night in response to recent programs on campus organized by Young Americans for Freedom (YAF). Gay rights groups including PRISM and RING hosted an educational panel intended to [...]
10:22 pm House voting now The House is voting on HB 5195, a revenue and reforms bill that House Democrats have crafted as they attempt to reach a compromise solution with Republicans. Voting is mainly along party lines, with no Republicans voting for the bill and some Democrats joining them. House sources have told Michigan [...]
The House is voting on HB 5195, a revenue and reforms bill that House Democrats have crafted as they attempt to reach a compromise solution with Republicans. Voting is mainly along party lines, with no Republicans voting for the bill and some Democrats joining them. House sources have told Michigan Messenger that several vulnerable Democratic [...]
House sources from both parties told Michigan Messenger that significant progress in the budget crisis could be acheived tonight. Although tight-lipped about specifics, rumors are flying fast and furious here on the House Floor, and there is much talk of raising revenue through a compromise agreement relating to the income tax.
House sources told Michigan Messenger today that just a half hour away from the beginning of deliberations, they aren’t entirely clear upon what they will be debating. Frustration is high on the Democratic side, with Members describing themselves as tired and vexed with the continued lack of progress. On the floor, rumors about what progress [...]
Representatives Joe Knollenberg (R-9th) and Peter Hoekstra (R-2nd) were recently subpoenaed by attorneys in the Brent Wilkes bribery case scheduled for U.S. District Court later this year in California. Wilkes faces up to 30 counts including bribery and fraud charges in a case stemming from the conviction of former Representative Randy Cunningham, a Republican from [...]
Representative Aldo Vagnozzi (D-37th) invoked God’s aid today in the opening invocations during today’s House session on the budget. After a marathon weekend session, members and visitors alike found the moment both humorous and appropriate. Vagnozzi told Michigan Messenger that so far, “nothing else” has worked. His invocation asked God to protect the people “long [...]
Republicans and Democrats confirm with Michigan Messenger that confusion about what may happen in today’s House session abounds. It’s unclear that any deals have been reached, although negotiations continue between and within both parties. At 4:00 today the House will begin to consider a rumored compromise deal, as well as today’s Senate actions.
Michigan Democrats are holding firm in a special session on the budget in the House today, which may last well into the weekend. Members continue to vote on resolutions to raise revenue needed to make up for budget shortfalls. Two resolutions were voted down earlier today along party lines; Republican efforts to reject an increase [...]
Michigan Democrats are holding firm in a special session on the budget in the House today, which many predict will last well into the weekend. Michigan Democrats are holding firm in a special session on the budget in the House today, which may last well into the weekend. Members continue to vote on resolutions to [...]
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