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.
It may be September before voters find out who is the winner of the Republican primary in the race to replace Democratic Congressman Bart Stupak. The unofficial vote total by the Secretary of State — 27,091 to 27,090 — shows Iron River surgeon Dan Benishek with a one vote margin of victory over term limited [...]
With all of the precincts reporting, the Secretary of State’s unofficial vote total shows Iron River physician Dan Benishek winning the District 1 primary by just one vote. Despite the closeness of the race, State Sen. Jason Allen (R-Alanson) declared victory last night, claiming that he “won the election outright.” A recount is expected.
Long after the controversy over moving detainees from Guantanamo Bay to Michigan has blown over, Rep. Bart Stupak and Gov. Jennifer Granholm are working to get the federal government to reopen the Standish prison as a federal facility under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. The Bay City Times reports:
National Journal ranks the 40 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives that are most likely to elect a legislator from a different party than the incumbent — and ranks Michigan’s 1st Congressional District, currently held by Democratic Rep. Bart Stupak, at #40 on the list. Stupak is retiring from the seat, leaving a wide [...]
The first mine to be permitted under Michigan’s non-ferrous metallic mining law — the Kennecott Eagle Minerals Company nickel sulfide mine west of Marquette — continues to draw concerns and criticism.
Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Menominee) is again warning that the Kennecott Eagle Minerals Co. has not taken necessary steps to assure that its planned U.P. nickel sulfide mine will operate safely. In a July 15 letter to the editor of the Iron Mountain Daily News, Stupak warned that because Michigan law does not require evaluation of [...]
In the wake of the EPA’s decision that no federal permit is necessary for a controversial new nickel sulfide mine to be located on state land near Lake Superior, state officials and mining experts are questioning the state’s ability to adequately regulate the project on its own.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced that it will not require the Kennecott Eagle Mineral Co. to get a federal permit for the waste water system at its planned nickel mine in the Upper Peninsula.
Kennecott’s planned nickel sulfide mine in the Upper Peninsula should not move forward until citizens have assurance that Kennecott is prepared to respond to any environmental problems that the mine could cause, Democratic State Rep. and District 1 congressional candidate Gary McDowell said this week.
While many are calling for increased federal oversight of mines in the wake of the Massey mine disaster, and of industrial processes generally as BP’s oil rig continues to leak into the Gulf, Jason Allen — a major Republican contender for the congressional seat long held by Bart Stupak — is saying that he would use his seat to roll back federal environmental regulation.
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