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.
We just discovered this video, which was posted yesterday and shot by the Eastern Michigan University student newspaper, the Eastern Echo. Hundreds of student supporters of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama gathered on campus to mark the historic event just before midnight on Tuesday, as cable news networks began declaring Obama and his running mate, [...]
The battle between incumbent Republican Rep. Mike Rogers and progressive Democrat Bob Alexander in lower mid-Michigan’s 8th Congressional District was not such a battle after all.
Bloomfield Township Democrat and former Michigan Lottery commissioner and Michigan Sen. Gary Peters unseated Republican incumbent Joe Knollenberg, 51-43, last night to become the new congressman for the 9th Congressional District, representing Oakland County.
MSNBC just called the presidential election for Democrat Barack Obama. Colorado, Florida and Virginia projected in the Obama column by MSNBC. A nation of supporters weeps. And celebrates change. McCain gives excellent concession speech in attempt to unify the country.
At 9pm tonight, cable news network called the state of Michigan for Illinois Senator Barack Obama.
If you’re like a lot of voters out there, you’re concerned that you might not be allowed to vote due to some red tape or some partisan challenge at the polls, or that your cast vote might not count due to some dirty tricks by partisan hackers or electronic vote tabulator error.
CNN aired an interview with Michigan Messenger reporter Eartha Melzer this morning as part of its reporting on voters whose homes have been foreclosed.
John Dougherty of sister site The Washington Independent reports today that Cindy McCain continued for 11 years a financial relationship with disgraced financier Charles Keating.
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