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 gubernatorial campaign of Republican Rick Snyder is continuing to push its mantra of “one tough nerd.” The moniker first appeared Super Bowl Sunday in the first ads of the 2010 gubernatorial contest, and now his team has launched a pair of ads online and is asking supporters to vote for which one should be [...]
The Lansing State Journal, Lansing Mayor Virgil Bernero’s hometown paper, published a blistering editorial Thursday about the mayor’s candidacy for governor.
It didn’t take long for the GOP gubernatorial race and the special interests to launch the ad wars over who should be the standard bearer for the Republicans in the August primary. Last week, the campaign of Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard became the target of a nonprofit organization’s criticisms with a billboard and website. [...]
Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero is expected to hold a press conference on Monday in Detroit where he will announce his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor. Michigan Messenger confirmed in early January that the tough talking mayor was going to run, but Bernero and his staff have been playing coy with the media.
With the potential field of candidates for the Democratic nomination for governor still up in the air, you can add another name to the “no thanks” list: Pistons great Joe Dumars. According to MLive.com, Dumars issued a statement Wednesday saying taking care of the Detroit basketball team:
Is former Congressman Joe Schwarz flirting with the idea of an independent run for the governor’s office? Schwarz, a moderate Republican who was ousted in 2006 from the 7th Congressional District seat by Tim Walberg, backed by cash from the Club for Growth. Walberg nearly lost the general election to Democrat Sharon Reiner, who raised [...]
U.S. Congressman Bart Stupak of Menominee, says he will not seek the Democratic nomination for governor, and will remain at his post as the Congressman from Michigan’s First district. The Bay City Times reports Stupak made the announcement via a press release, saying:
While the city of Lansing is facing a projected $12 million budget hole, Lansing Mayor Virgil Bernero sounded optimistic Monday night in his fifth State of the City address. During the speech, Bernero said the city was filled with “fighters” and “survivors.” The Lansing State Journal reports the Democrat said:
MLive columnist and capitol reporter Peter Luke provided an insightful, albeit depressing, column Sunday about the stark budget realities the state of Michigan will face in 2010. Luke outlines the crisis as it brewed this past decade, thusly:
With the hoopla surrounding Lansing Mayor Virgil Bernero’s announcement late last month that he was considering a run for the state’s highest office, very little attention has been paid to the fact that the White House and the Democratic National Committee have been involved in recruiting the mayor.
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