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.
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, [...]
State Sen. Jason Allen (R-Alanson) has announced that he will not seek a recount of the Congressional Dist. 1 Republican primary, which he lost to Crystal Falls surgeon Dan Benishek by just 15 votes. On Friday the state board of canvassers certified the results of the primary, adding 14 votes to Benishek’s original one vote [...]
As the state board of canvassers prepare to certify the results of the 1st Congressional District Republican primary today it appears that Crystal Falls surgeon Dan Benishek’s margin of victory over State Sen. Jason Allen (R-Alanson) has expanded from one to 15 votes. The 31 county boards of canvassers in Dist. 1 finalized their vote [...]
With all of the precincts reporting, the Secretary of State’s unofficial vote total shows Iron River physician Dan Benishek winning the District 1 primary by just one vote. Despite the closeness of the race, State Sen. Jason Allen (R-Alanson) declared victory last night, claiming that he “won the election outright.” A recount is expected.
The last days of primary season in the hotly contested race to replace Bart Stupak in Michigan’s first Congressional district have featured allegations of rule breaking and low blows. On Thursday State Sen. Jason Allen (R-Alanson) announced that he was filing a complaint with the Federal Election Commission charging his fellow Republican Dan Benishek of [...]
National Journal ranks the 40 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives that are most likely to elect a legislator from a different party than the incumbent — and ranks Michigan’s 1st Congressional District, currently held by Democratic Rep. Bart Stupak, at #40 on the list. Stupak is retiring from the seat, leaving a wide [...]
Republican candidates Dan Benishek and Jason Allen each have a significant cash advantage over Democrat Gary McDowell in the race to fill the Dist. 1 congressional seat that is being vacated by Bart Stupak. According to the most recent round of campaign filings with the Federal Election Commission physician Dan Benishek of Crystal Falls has [...]
Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard is the latest candidate for statewide office to focus on new ways to protect the state from alleged dangers posed by immigrants. The Republican gubernatorial candidate announced today that rather than rely on the FBI to check the fingerprints of everyone arrested in the county his office will begin checking [...]
Kennecott’s planned nickel sulfide mine in the Upper Peninsula should not move forward until citizens have assurance that Kennecott is prepared to respond to any environmental problems that the mine could cause, Democratic State Rep. and District 1 congressional candidate Gary McDowell said this week.
While many are calling for increased federal oversight of mines in the wake of the Massey mine disaster, and of industrial processes generally as BP’s oil rig continues to leak into the Gulf, Jason Allen — a major Republican contender for the congressional seat long held by Bart Stupak — is saying that he would use his seat to roll back federal environmental regulation.
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