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 Michigan Republican Party has issued a press release in which they claim President Barack Obama will support Lansing Mayor Virgil Bernero for the Democratic nomination for governor, according to MLive.com’s Susan Demas: “All three supported the stimulus package, but the odds on favorite for a White House endorsement has to be Bernero,” said MRP [...]
State Sen. Hansen Clarke tossed his hat in the race for the Democratic nomination for governor Tuesday, only hours after Lt. Gov. John Cherry withdrew from the race, vowing “no more excuses and no more passing the buck.”
Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero has formed an exploratory committee for a run for governor, reports a Lansing television station. WLNS, the CBS affiliate in Lansing, reports Bernero will fill the paperwork for a possible run later this week.
Lansing Mayor Virgil Bernero, in an interview with the Lansing State Journal, has acknowledged that the Obama administration has approached him and asked him to a consider a run for governor next year.
The latest poll from Denno-Noor on the 2010 governor’s race shows Rep. Pete Hoekstra has jumped into the lead. The poll of 950 likely voters in the state of Michigan found Hoekstra leading current Attorney General Mike Cox and Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard by a fairly healthy margin. Here are the results for both [...]
Former Michigan State University football coach and current trustee George Perles says he is in the game for the Democratic primary for governor. The Associated Press is reporting the 75-year-old coach says he has enough experience, having served on the MSU Board of Trustees since 2006. He will face Ann Arbor State Rep. Alma Wheeler [...]
Gov. Jennifer Granholm has thrown her support behind Lt. Gov. John Cherry. In an email sent out to Cherry’s exploratory committee, A Whole Lot of People Supporting John Cherry, Granholm not only endorses her two-term lieutenant, but asks for money for his as yet unannounced campaign.
State Rep. Alma Wheeler Smith formally announced Monday she is seeking the nod of the Democratic Party to become Michigan’s next governor. The lawmaker from Washtenaw County’s Salem Township made an unsuccessful run for the governorship in 2001, making her the first African-American to run for the highest elected office in Michigan.
Michigan Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land surprised supporters Thursday morning announcing that she will not seek the governor’s office in 2010, as had been anticipated. Instead, Land, a Republican from Byron Center, threw her support behind Mike Bouchard, the Oakland County sheriff who unsuccessfully tried to unseat U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow in 2006.
Last fall, former Michigan State football coach and athletic director George Perles signaled his intention to join the 2010 governor’s race as a Democrat, but since then he has said little about it. The Detroit Free Press now reports that he still intends to do so:
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