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.
Advocates for a law to prohibit bullying and provide school districts with the tools to address the problem were dealt a stinging rebuke Wednesday morning in the Republican-controlled Michigan Senate.
The Ingham County Board of Commissioners are debating internally two resolutions which they think will address a “dysfunctional” road commission.
Former Alaska Gov. and Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has endorsed Republican candidate Rob Steele in his bid to unseat Democratic Rep. John Dingell, reports Mlive.com. The endorsement came on Palin’s Facebook page:
The Michigan Secretary of State’s office forbid clerks from notifying voters that absentee ballots they had already cast for a candidate who died were no longer valid and that they had to request a new ballot in writing from their local clerk’s office.
The unexpected death of State Rep. and former mayor of Kalamazoo Robert Jones has led Democrats to select current Kalamazoo Mayor Bobby Hopewell as his replacement on the ballot in the race for the 20th state Senate district. Under Michigan law, a deceased person cannot appear on a ballot. That caused area Democrats to convene [...]
Late Sunday, state and local election officials announced that absentee balloting in the race for the 20th state Senate seat would be suspended pending decisions on how to handle the unexpected death of the Democratic nominee, reports the Kalamazoo Gazette. State Rep. and former Kalamazoo Mayor Robert Jones died unexpectedly Sunday at his home. No [...]
Michigan Republican Party Chairman Ron Weiser has declared his party the “overwhelming favorites” to win the governor’s seat in this fall’s election. The Detroit Free Press reports Weiser made the comments to a conference call.
U.S. Congressman Mike Rogers (R-Brighton) is running for his sixth term in Congress, and Democrats have found a candidate many think might just unseat the “money man” of the GOP. In an extensive preview of the race, which also features interviews with various players who have battled the GOP for the 8th District, City Pulse, [...]
Embattled incumbent Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks-Kilpatrick, mother of ousted and disgraced former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, will face a challenge in the August Democratic primary from State Sen. Hansen Clarke. Kilpatrick, who was recently cleared of ethics charges by the House ethics committee over two trips she accepted to a Caribbean trade summit, has not yet [...]
The exploratory committee of Lansing Mayor Virgil Bernero is saying an accidental announcement that he will seek the Democratic nomination for governor was “youthful mistake.” On Thursday, the committee sent out a notice to James Madison College students at Michigan State University announcing internships for the mayor’s campaign for governor,reports the Lansing State Journal. The [...]
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