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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.

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Senator John Kerry endorses Obama

By Brandon Q. White | 01.10.08 | 12:53 pm

In another blow for the momentum of John Edwards campaign, Senator John Kerry endorsed Senator Barack Obama. Kerry had picked John Edwards to run with him as vice president in 2004. Responding to this endorsement, Edwards said in a press release: “When we were running against each other and on the same ticket, John and [...]

Estranged Bedfellows: Top Black Michigan Republican Dumps McCain for Huckabee

By Todd A. Heywood | 12.20.07 | 10:55 pm

Bishop Keith Butler, one of the most influential black Republicans in Michigan and a longtime supporter of Sen. John McCain, has switched political horses and endorsed Mike Huckabee in the state’s Jan. 15 Republican presidential primary. Butler is the head of the Word of Faith International Christian Center in Southfield, which claims more than 20,000 [...]