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.
Republican candidate for Michigan’s 1st Congressional District Dan Benishek released a new ad on Wednesday that warns viewers about impending new taxes. The ad features Benishek speaking directly to the camera, stating that he only wants lower taxes. With an ominous tone, he then says that Michiganders should be worried about the “huge tax increase” [...]
In a poll by Mitchell Research & Communication, Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Synder continues to outpace his opponent by a wide margin. The new poll puts Snyder ahead of Democratic candidate Virg Bernero, 53-26 percent. The survey was conducted Aug. 25-29, sampling 600 likely Michigan voters, with a +/- 4 percent margin of error.
Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox has surged past his opponents for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, and his new ad aims to focus on what sets him apart from his main opponents: his military, law-and-order career. The ad begins by focusing on Cox’s military service before moving on to his political career, but a foreboding drum [...]
Though Michigan’s primary election is nearly two months away — and without clear-cut favorites at this point — the general election looks favorable to whichever GOP candidate emerges. Rasmussen released a new poll Monday matching the top three Republican candidates against the two leading Democrats, and in each scenario, the Republican candidate comes out ahead.
Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard has released his second television ad in his bid to gain the Michigan Republican gubernatorial nomination. Bouchard generally polls a close fourth place in the crowded GOP race, but there is plenty of time for him to make up that gap before Michigan’s August primary. In the new ad he [...]
Tuesday’s poll from Public Policy Polling left an unclear picture for both the Democratic and Republican gubernatorial primaries in Michigan, but their new general election numbers out today put the GOP in a comfortable position no matter which candidates the parties nominate. In all but one match up, the GOP candidate beats the Democrat, with [...]
Michigan’s Republican gubernatorial primary is still over two months away, but the race has taken a negative turn. State Attorney General Mike Cox released a new ad earlier this week attacking the leading candidate Rep. Pete Hoekstra (watch the ad below). Cox’s ad attacks his opponent’s Congressional record, focusing on standard conservative concerns over “Big [...]
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