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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 British National Party

Zammit: Location of Griffin speech was uncertain, not undisclosed

By Todd A. Heywood | 02.17.10 | 12:06 pm

In a blog post on Tuesday Michigan Messenger reported about the near Byzantine path required to identify where Nick Griffin, the Holocaust denying chair of the British National Party, would speak at Michigan State University. Griffin heads the white nationalist BNP, which until this past weekend was a party that refused membership to any non-white, [...]

MSU group cancels appearance by racist British leader

By Todd A. Heywood | 02.17.10 | 7:05 am

British National Party leader Nick Griffin — known for his denial of the Holocaust and his advocacy of throwing all non-whites and non-Europeans out of the British Isles — has canceled several speaking engagements this week, including a scheduled appearance at Michigan State University on Thursday.

British Racist Spouts Hate Speech as Hecklers Outnumber Supporters

By Todd A. Heywood | 10.30.07 | 5:45 pm

EAST LANSING– The fallout from the appearance of controversial British National Party leader Nick Griffin at Michigan State University on Friday, Oct. 26 continues. Griffin was originally supposed to deliver a lecture on the dangers of radical Islam but protesters demanded he answer questions. In a two-hour cantankerous give and take with more than 75 [...]

Student hate group bringing ultra right wing conservative leader from England

By Todd A. Heywood | 10.19.07 | 4:19 am

EAST LANSING — The Young Americans for Freedom at Michigan State University will host a speech by Nick Griffin, the head of the British National Party on October 26 at 7 p.m. according to press release on their website. No location for the speech has been announced. The British National Party has drawn fire for [...]