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.
In one of the more contentious Lansing City Council battles in recent memory, the familiar battles between business and labor are playing out — but with the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce supporting candidates that seem to reject their key policy positions.
Campaign finance reports filed last week in Ingham county show that at least two Lansing City Council candidates accepted donations from businesses that may be in violation of Michigan campaign finance law.
The Michigan State Police have concluded their investigation of threats allegedly made by convicted serial killer Matthew Macon against Lansing City Councilwoman Carol Wood and an Ingham County Prosecutor and concluded that they were harmless.
Lansing City Councilwoman Carol Wood, whose mother was allegedly murdered by convicted serial killer Matthew Macon in 2007, says that Macon has now threatened her life as well as that of an Ingham County Prosecutor.
As the city of Lansing is preparing for a rally by controversial Quran-burning Florida pastor Terry Jones, a spokesperson for Speaker of the House Jase Bolger (R-Marshall) is crying foul over statements made by Mayor Virg Bernero.
Some candidates slammed in a blog post by Your Healthy Choice Clinic owner Shekina Pena about his company’s offer of free marijuana to those who register to vote are responding to her comments.
The Lansing medical marijuana clinic at the center of the pot for votes scandal has posted a strongly-worded denial on its website slamming reports that it was compensating anyone for votes.
Rory Neuner, the out lesbian candidate who garnered national attention last month, finished third in her primary Tuesday night, making her one of four candidates to advance to the general election.
A Lansing medical marijuana dispensary is offering medical marijuana patients a choice of a half a gram of medical pot or a marijuana-laced baked good called a “medible” in exchange for registering to vote.
In a contentious meeting of the Public Safety Committee of the Lansing City Council, Lansing Chief of Police Teresa Szymanski defended her decision to withdraw officers from the Capitol on March 16 during union protests and admitted that there was no official policy on handling protesters.
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