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.
DETROIT — The Motor City wants change. At least that was the message sent from the polls on Tuesday night’s general municipal election.
DETROIT — Former deputy mayor and two-time Detroit mayoral contender Freman Hendrix showed up at the Detroit Department of Elections around 3 p.m. Tuesday, an hour before the deadline to file petitions for public office. Hendrix would not say what position he was filing for, though there has been some speculation that he’s taking a [...]
Ever since he served as deputy mayor under then-Mayor Dennis Archer, Freman Hendrix has been determined to work inside Detroit city hall again. He ran for mayor twice unsuccessfully — first against Kwame Kilpatrick in 2005 and again this February in Detroit’s special election primary when he came in as a runner up to David [...]
Three respected Detroit news publications have announced their endorsements for next Tuesday’s special mayoral election. Here’s who chose who and why: The Detroit Free Press endorsed Wayne County Sheriff Warren Evans, indicating that his long career in fighting crime makes him an “experienced leader” ready to take on the city’s biggest problem: public safety. The [...]
With Tuesday’s Detroit mayoral primary less than a week away, voters will choose among 15 candidates to run the city for the remaining eight months of Kwame Kilpatrick’s term. Here’s your guide to the crowded field.
Home foreclosure was at the top of the agenda Monday evening at ACORN’s Detroit mayoral candidate forum.
Over the past two months, mayoral forums have been held around Detroit so that community members could learn where each candidate stands on issues that matter to them. Michigan Messenger was informed about eight community forums; here’s a list of candidates who showed up at each of those events.
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?
A new poll conducted by Denno Noor Research of Lansing and reported by Freep.com shows that businessman David Bing and interim Mayor Kenneth Cockrel Jr. are the leading candidates in Detroit’s mayoral primary set for February 24th.
Turnout at Tuesday night’s Detroit mayoral debate showed that public interest is ramping up, but many in the crowd found themselves ‘disappointed’ by the crop of candidates.
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