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 — Across the Midwest, from Madison to Columbus, organized labor is rallying against legislative and executive moves they say will undermine the ability of workers to organize and bargain collectively. And Michigan is staring down the barrel of very similar questions, debates and legislation.
Former Congressional candidate and well known conservative activist Jack Hoogendyk Thursday sent out an email newsletter looking at three possible Republican Lt. Gov candidates in the upcoming GOP nominating convention. While the top of the ticket has been decided for the party, won by Ann Arbor businessman Rick Snyder, posts such as Secretary of State, [...]
Jack Hoogendyk, the primary Republican challenger to Rep. Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph), is crying foul over a post card mailed to the district. According to a statement issued by Hoogendyk’s campaign, the postcard claimed Hoogendyk had been endorsed by the Klu Klux Klan and was mailed with a fake return address to a city that [...]
Mark Siljander, a former Republican member of Congress from southwest Michigan, pleaded guilty in federal court to obstruction of justice charges involving an Islamic charity that the State Department considers a major funder of terrorism. The obstruction charge is a much less serious charge than he could have been convicted of if the case had [...]
Jack Hoogendyk, a former state lawmaker from Kalamazoo, announced via e-mail Thursday that he will challenge Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joesph) in August’s Republican primary. Hoogendyk sent a letter to supporters in March seeking their advice on whether he should consider running against Upton, who has served in Congress for 22 years. In that letter, [...]
Former State Rep. Jack Hoogendyk is considering a run for Congress and he sent out an e-mail to supporters Wednesday asking for input. In the e-mail, he attacks Congressman Fred Upton, a Republican from St. Joseph, and the man Hoogendyk would challenge:
LANSING — As Gov. Jennifer Granholm took to the podium in the chambers of the Michigan House of Representatives to present her final State of the State address Wednesday night, the social, political and economic upheavals she discussed in her speech were mirrored on the lawn of the Capitol.
Michigan lawmakers may soon be considering whether to approve a increase in the state’s gasoline and diesel tax. On Tuesday, Pam Byrnes, (D-Chelsea) and Richard Ball (R-Bennington Twp) introduced a three bill package targeting the fuel tax. Here’s how Peter Luke at MLive.com described the proposal:
Jack Hoogendyk, the former Republican state representative who lost a bid to replace Carl Levin in the U.S. Senate, announced by email this morning that he is withdrawing from the race to be the new chair of the Michigan Republican Party. Hoogendyk had been running in opposition to Ann Arbor real estate mogul Ron Weiser.
Jack Hoodendyk, a candidate for the chair of the Michigan Republican Party, sent out a letter to supporters today in which he describes a feud between former National GOP Committeeman Chuck Yob and Saul Anuzis, the current chair of the MI-GOP and a candidate for the national GOP chair, as “open warfare.”
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