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 battle over Michigan’s nation-leading film incentives is gearing up in the state legislature. Some, like Roseville Democratic Sen. Mickey Switalski, say the year old incentive is chewing away at needed revenues for the state. In an article at Mlive.com, Switalksi is quoted as saying the legislation is costing Michigan millions.
Lavishly praised ideals of “country first,” and “service” met the grim realities of George W. Bush and the current state of the Republican Party at the RNC Convention, yielding mixed messages.
A hat tip to Michigan State Rep. Jack Hoogendyk, R-Kalamazoo, who organized a blood drive at the Republican National Convention (RNC). Hoogendyk organized the Michigan delegation to the RNC in Minnesota to roll up their sleeves and donate blood to the Red Cross in anticipation of injuries from Hurricane Gustav and several other tropical storms [...]
While GOP presidential front-runners campaign in Michigan for Tuesday’s primary, Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson has opted out of campaigning in Michigan and instead has headed to South Carolina. “The entire Republican Party relies on South Carolina to test all the contenders and find the true conservative. That process is well under way. Fred Thompson [...]
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