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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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Michigan newspapers reprint historic ‘Obama’ editions to meet demand

By Diane Sweet | 11.09.08 | 11:48 pm

If you’re not a regular subscriber to your favorite print newspaper and thought you’d pick up a copy Wednesday morning for the “Obama” headline, odds are you were probably out of luck.

UPDATED: Final polling update: Obama-Biden sitting pretty, McCain looking like long shot

By Ed Brayton | 11.03.08 | 8:47 am

One-day Zogby outlier showed McCain ahead last Friday, but every other poll points to Obama win

Zogby poll from Sunday points to tightening five-point race

By Ed Brayton | 10.27.08 | 6:44 am

But preponderance of ‘more reliable’ polls have Obama ahead 7-9 points nationally; strong in all-important swing states

Nate Silver: Bradley effect won’t hurt Obama

By Ed Brayton | 10.24.08 | 7:26 am

Nate Silver, the Michigan native who has effectively brought serious analysis of polling into the media in the current campaign, has an interesting article at Newsweek debunking the so-called Bradley effect.

Obama extends his lead in swing state opinion polls

By Ed Brayton | 10.14.08 | 7:25 am

The last three polls taken in Michigan give Obama leads of 16, 10 and 13 points respectively