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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 Chuck Yob

Snyder campaign releases strategist Yob

By Todd A. Heywood | 09.20.10 | 10:02 am

Soaring 20 points up in the polls, GOP nominee for governor Rick Snyder has given his top strategist John Yob the green light to ditch the Michigan gubernatorial campaign and instead focus on the senate bid of Nevada Tea Party favorite Sharron Angle, reports the Grand Rapids Press.

Grand Rapids based tech firm being credited with Brown win

By Todd A. Heywood | 01.25.10 | 6:41 am

The surprise upset victory of Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown in the race to replace Ted Kennedy in the Senate is being credited, as least in part, to a Grand Rapids tech firm. The company, Republican Web Department, is credited with the development of an I-phone application which helps political activists identify voters, both before election [...]

House anti-abortion activists introduce ‘fertilized egg is person’ amendment

By Todd A. Heywood | 10.23.09 | 7:50 am

LANSING — While the state is coming down from its second temporary shut down in two years, ever increasing unemployment and unresolved budget issues, Michigan House Republicans this week introduced legislation to amend the state constitution to define life as beginning at fertilization. The resolution to amend the constitution was introduced by Democratic Rep. Jim [...]

Hoogendyk talks to supporters about Yob, Anuzis feud

By Todd A. Heywood | 12.29.08 | 3:55 pm

Jack Hoodendyk, a candidate for the chair of the Michigan Republican Party, sent out a letter to supporters today in which he describes a feud between former National GOP Committeeman Chuck Yob and Saul Anuzis, the current chair of the MI-GOP and a candidate for the national GOP chair, as “open warfare.”