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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.

Posts Tagged August 2008 Primary

Kilpatrick bests Waters in Detroit congressional primary

By Todd Spencer | 08.06.08 | 2:16 am

At 1:00 a.m. Wednesday, Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick declared victory in the 13th Congressional District primary race.

Early in the evening with 13 percent of the vote in, the incumbent Kilpatrick had been as many as 25 points behind former state rep. Mary Waters.

Primary: Kilpatrick and Waters in late-night duel in Detroit

By Todd Spencer | 08.05.08 | 11:06 pm

After jumping out to a shocking early lead over incumbent Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, former state Representative Mary Waters has seen her cushion reduced to nothing with two-thirds of all 13th Congressional District primary votes counted.

CD 1 GOP primary: Farm Bureau candidate faces Paul-endorsed lawyer and budget-cutting truck driver

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 07.31.08 | 2:17 pm

Top issues are environmental regulation, national sovereignty, debt Three Republicans will face off next Tuesday for a chance to run against longtime Democratic U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak and represent Congressional District 1, which includes the entire Upper Peninsula and most of northern lower Michigan. Term-limited state Rep. Tom Casperson of Escanaba is the only primary [...]