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.
LANSING– As Gov. Jennifer Granholm huddles with advisers putting the finishing touches on her final State of the State speech on Wednesday, political observers say she has a tightrope walker’s job to do with voters, an opposition Senate and an economy in the pits.
Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard has garnered the endorsement of GOP leader and Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson in his bid for the governor’s mansion. The announcement came this morning WJR talk radio and was made by Bouchard’s running mate Terri Lynn Land, reports MLive.com.
A new survey of 600 Democrats in Southeast Michigan by Denno Noor Polling found that while Lt. Gov. John Cherry has a clear and sizable lead over his declared opponents in the race for the Democratic nomination for governor in 2010, nearly two-thirds of respondents are still undecided in the race. Those results are prompting speculation that Cherry may be vulnerable to a strong primary challenger: The question is, who could mount such a challenge?
The Michigan Democratic Party this morning announced four possible ballot proposals for the 2010 election. In a press statement, party chairman Mark Brewer had this to say about the proposals:
State Sen. Tom George is defending his decision to support a 2007 income tax increase. In an interview with the Van Buren County Republican party blog, the Kalamazoo Republican was asked if he regretted his vote in 2007 to increase the state’s income tax. George’s response?
A published report about potential Republican governor candidate Rick Snyder may reveal the control and depth of the social conservatives on the Republican Party. The Detroit Free Press published a bio story today about Rick Snyder, a former Gateway CEO who wants to run for the GOP gubernatorial nomination. The last part of the story [...]
LANSING — Concerned with the party’s electoral fortunes in 2010, many Michigan Democrats were caught off guard on Friday when State Rep. Pam Byrnes announced she would introduce legislation aimed at reversing the state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage OK’d by voters in 2004.
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