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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 Declaring Independence

Eartha Jane Melzer on ‘Declaring Independence’

By Staff Report | 04.09.09 | 12:12 pm

Michigan Messenger’s own Eartha Jane Melzer will appear on Ed Brayton’s “Declaring Independence” radio show later today. They will be discussing some of the pressing environmental issues facing Michigan. Also on the show will be legal scholar Timothy Sandefur, who will be discussing conservative and liberal views of constitutional interpretation. You can listen to the [...]

Incestuous relations between money and politics, school-sanctioned prayer on Declaring Independence radio

By Staff Report | 02.05.09 | 1:11 pm

This evening on WPRR-1680 AM radio’s Declaring Independence, Ed Brayton will be interviewing two interesting guests. The first is Lindsay Beyerstein, who blogs at Majikthise and writes for The Washington Independent. They will discuss the influence of lobbyists in Washington and the incestuous relationship between money and politics in this country.

Torture, truth and America’s moral responsibility

By Ed Brayton | 01.26.09 | 2:01 pm

Discussion of torture in public policy on radio program Declaring Independence

Big Three bailout, religious coercion in the military on WPRR’s Declaring Independence

By Staff Report | 12.11.08 | 3:26 pm

On this week’s edition of “Declaring Independence”, Michigan Messenger’s Ed Brayton will discuss the Big Three bailout with Mike Lillis of The Washington Independent. Mike covers Congress for TWI and has been following the automakers’ bailout as it makes its way through committees and both houses. Guest Mikey Weinstein, founder of the Military Religious Freedom [...]

PODCAST: Interview on Franken/Coleman recount and HRC as SOS

By Staff Report | 12.05.08 | 2:32 pm

If you missed Michigan Messenger’s Ed Brayton on WPRR 1680 AM’s program, Declaring Independence, you can catch it here via podcast. Be sure to check next week Thursday for the lineup on the next edition of Declaring Independence, airing at 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Grand Rapids area, or livestreamed at PublicRealityRadio.org.

Coleman/Franken recount, Hillary as SOS on WPRR’s Declaring Independence

By Staff Report | 12.04.08 | 8:38 am

Michigan Messenger’s Ed Brayton will discuss the Coleman/Franken recount with Paul Demko of Minnesota Independent this evening on WPRR. Guest Dan Ray, a constitutional law professor, will also discuss the question of whether Hillary is prevented by the Constitution from becoming Secretary of State. Listeners in the Grand Rapids area can catch the program, “Declaring [...]