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.
Justice Elizabeth Weaver’s independent run for reelection to her own seat on the Michigan Supreme Court could provoke attacks from both parties, but experts say her status as the incumbent gives her a large advantage over potential rivals on election day.
Congressional candidate Jason Allen and Secretary of State candidates State Sen. Michelle McManus (R-Lake Leelanau) and Cameron Brown (R-Sturgis) are sponsors of a Senate bill that would enact Arizona-style immigration reforms in Michigan.
In his most recent essay, Jack Lessenberry says that the state budget deficit is far worse than most people understand and he calls on the governor to get on television and begin explaining how we got into this situation and what can be done about it. Lessenberry reports that according to the latest projection by [...]
Longtime political reporter Jack Lessenbery says Lt. Gov. John Cherry will likely lose the 2010 governor’s race to Attorney General Mike Cox unless Granholm steps away from the governorship soon. Writing in the Detroit Metro Times, Lessenberry says that Granholm has accomplished nothing as governor and that she is “fundamentally unsuited to govern.”
The U.S. congressional race for Michigan’s 9th District is shaping up as a microcosm of the presidential election in Michigan: an evenly divided red-blue battleground whose recent voting patterns closely follow national trends. The contest has already seen angry confrontations between the candidates’ supporters, dueling videographers seeking damning footage, and now a candidate with the [...]
LANSING – With the budget crisis out of the way – for 30 days at least – the Michigan Senate is getting back to its normal schedule of 10 a.m. sessions Tuesday through Thursday. In a routine week filled with committee hearings, the Senate Families and Human Services Committee’s confirmation hearing on Tuesday of Ismael [...]
NOVI – Veteran journalist Jack Lessenberry told a group of West Oakland County Democrats that the budget and economic situation in Michigan is the worst he has ever seen it. “However bad you think the situation is in Michigan, it’s worse,” he said. “There is no way to exaggerate the situation.” Lessenberry has worked as [...]
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