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.
Here is a quick snap shot of races Michigan Messenger has reported on over the last eight months, and their outcomes: In the special election for the Michigan Senate 19th, which was formerly held by Congressman Mark Schauer, Republican Mike Nofs bested Democrat Marty Griffin, 19,508 votes to 11,105 votes reports the Jackson Citizen Patriot. [...]
Former U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, a Republican ousted by Democrat Mark Schauer last November, will host a fundraiser Oct. 2 featuring U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson, the controversial South Carolina Republican who has been criticized for yelling at President Obama during his recent health care reform address to a joint session of Congress. Walberg will charge [...]
American Family Association of Michigan President Gary Glenn says the city of Kalamazoo is out of step with other Midwest communities because it adopted a controversial anti-discrimination ordinance which protected citizens from discrimination in housing, employment and public accommodations based on, among other things, sexual orientation and gender identity and expression. In an email to [...]
JACKSON — In a 5-2 vote, the city council on Tuesday night rejected a controversial anti-discrimination ordinance aimed to curb bias on the basis of sexual orientation, HIV status or gender identity and expression among other categories, setting the stage for what could be an ugly public ballot battle.
Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas and contender for the GOP nomination for the presidency, says disruptions at two town hall meetings which “got out of contol” were caused by “organized supporters of the Democrats.” Huckabee wrote the observation on his blog, HuckPac.com:
In the wake of a contentious meeting between Democratic U.S. Rep. John Dingell of Dearborn, and constituents about health care reform, the AFL-CIO union has entered the fray. According to a story on MLive.com, Frank Gaffney, head of the AFL-CIO in Michigan, told WJR’s Frank Beckman the union wants to be there to support health [...]
Officials in Jackson are gearing up to consider an anti-discrimination ordinance that’s likely to be a lightning rod for conservative activists who have been scrutinizing a similar human rights ordinance in Kalamazoo. After originally slated to be on the city council’s agenda for Tuesday’s meeting, the proposed Jackson ordinance is now scheduled for Aug. 11, according to Bill Ross, Jackson’s city manager.
Jackson Community College (JCC) is responding to reports that a man revealed a gun on campus Tuesday and said he was looking for a student at the Da Vinci High School Institute. The campus is not shut down but is now on a heightened security alert. There will be extra patrols during school hours and [...]
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