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.
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.
Update: The Bernero campaign said shortly after this post appeared that the listing of Malik Shabazz as an endorser was incorrect and that his name had been added to the list of endorsers by mistake. A spokesman said that while they wanted Shabazz’ endorsement, he had not given it. Shabazz then told the Messenger that [...]
Lansing based Democratic consultant Joe DiSano says the Michigan AFL-CIO has voted to endorse Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero for governor.
The endorsement season in the city of Detroit is fully upon us. With the Nov. 3 city election approaching fast and furious, voters are gaining a clearer picture of who’s backing whom — whether or not that info actually moves any votes. The 800-pound gorilla of endorsers — the Detroit Free Press — announced the [...]
DETROIT — It’s primary election day — again. Michigan’s largest city has had its share of elections this year with the special mayoral election primary in February and the special election in May. By now, the 14 percent of voters that came out in both of those elections will likely be the only ones voting in today’s general election non-partisan primary. It would be tedious to go through each candidate individually — there are 235 names on the ballot. And nobody, not even the city clerk, really knows details about the full slate. So we’ll try to keep it simple.
DETROIT — The Southeast Michigan and statewide chapter of the Sierra Club Thursday announced its endorsement of 13 Detroit City Council candidates in the August 4th primary election. The Sierra Club, the nation’s largest grassroots environmental organization, praised its 13 selections for their “outstanding” commitment to environmental issues in a press release.
DETROIT — With only three days until Tuesday’s special mayoral election, businessman David Bing and interim Mayor Kenneth Cockrel Jr. have this weekend booked with rallies and door-to-door canvassing. To kick off election weekend each candidate scored big endorsements on Friday. Bing got the support from former U.S. Sen. Bill Bradley of New Jersey and [...]
Detroit’s interim mayor, Kenneth Cockrel Jr., and businessman David Bing racked up racked up more endorsements this week in advance of the May 5 special election to fill out the remainder of ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s term.
After a series of endorsement interviews with seven mayoral candidates, the Detroit Free Press’ editorial staff has singled out who they consider the strongest candidates: Wayne County Sherriff Warren Evans, businessman David Bing and former Deputy Mayor Freman Hendrix. Notice any particular name missing in that lineup?
Obama leads 177-69 nationally; picks up Detroit Free Press, Saginaw News, Lansing State Journal, Battle Creek Enquirer, Bay City Times, Livingston Daily in state, while McCain picks up Detroit News, Grand Rapids Press and a snub from the Ann Arbor News.
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