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.
Livonia Congressman Thaddeus McCotter says he is seriously considering a run for the presidency. McCotter made the comment in an interview with Politico. He says the current crop of candidates aren’t lighting any fires in the GOP base.
A Republican candidate for the State House seat in Michigan’s 31st House District was arrested Thursday for driving on a suspended license. The Macomb Daily reports 49-year-old Dan Tollis was arrested outside the Vietnam War Memorial in Clinton Township. The paper says Tollis has admitted to the troubles, and noted the suspended license was the [...]
The publisher of former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s new book Going Rogue thinks Michigan is where the former governor of Alaska will sell the most copies of her new book That’s why HarperCollins picked Grand Rapids to kickoff her national book tour.
Over the past couple of weeks, the Detroit Free Press has been hosting daily live chats with candidates for city council and the charter revision commission on their website. The chats are held with the candidates themselves, not campaign staff, which is part of the appeal: voters get to ask candidates questions directly to candidates [...]
Charles Pugh, a former Detroit Fox 2 anchor and WLJB radio morning personality, has confirmed with the Detroit Free Press that he is running for the Detroit City Council. Pugh, 37, is openly gay, and as Michigan Messenger reported earlier this month, his candidacy will test acceptance of LBGT folks in Detroit.
During Michigan’s August primaries, Michigan Messenger reported an incident where a Republican candidate for Eaton County sheriff, the county west of Lansing’s Ingham County, accused incumbent Eaton County Sheriff Mike Raines of stealing his political signs.
Even though the campaign season for mayor of Detroit has not officially started, that’s not stopping early mud from being tossed or dirt from being dug up by the local media.
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