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.
LANSING — The Democratic mayor of Michigan’s capital city has confirmed he is “seriously considering” a run for the state’s top job. His reasoning?
Virgil Bernero said in an interview with Michigan Messenger on Monday that since news broke this weekend that he had been approached by the Obama administration to run for governor, but had declined, he had received phone calls and emails from people all over the state encouraging him to run.
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.
Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard has garnered the endorsement of GOP leader and Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson in his bid for the governor’s mansion. The announcement came this morning WJR talk radio and was made by Bouchard’s running mate Terri Lynn Land, reports MLive.com.
Rick Snyder, the Ann Arbor venture capitalist seeking the Republican nomination for governor, said he wants to bring “a new era of innovation” to Michigan. Dubbing his plan Michigan 3.0, Snyder explained, without details, to the Saginaw News:
State Sen. Tom George is defending his decision to support a 2007 income tax increase. In an interview with the Van Buren County Republican party blog, the Kalamazoo Republican was asked if he regretted his vote in 2007 to increase the state’s income tax. George’s response?
A published report about potential Republican governor candidate Rick Snyder may reveal the control and depth of the social conservatives on the Republican Party. The Detroit Free Press published a bio story today about Rick Snyder, a former Gateway CEO who wants to run for the GOP gubernatorial nomination. The last part of the story [...]
In a private debate, held at a fundraiser for the Detroit Chamber of Commerce Political Action Committee, Attorney General Mike Cox said if elected Gov he will not raise taxes. But three other GOP candidates for governor — State Sen. Tom George, of Texas Township; U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra of Holland; and Terri Lynn Land, [...]
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