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.
Michigan residents could vote via absentee ballots for any reason under election reforms proposed by Republicans last week, but because the reform also requires voters to pick up their ballots in person, the change might not make it much easier for some people to vote.
With the 2010 census data now on record it’s time for the state to redraw its electoral districts, a process that several Michigan groups believe should be more transparent and open to public participation.
With “tsunami” being the buzzword of the night both nationally and in Michigan, Republicans swept the statewide races and reversed the Democratic hold on the state House of Representatives as well in a performance that managed to exceed even the heightened expectations that had built up.
A new poll by the Glengariff Group for the Detroit News and WDIV shows a strong advantage for the Republican candidates in all of the major statewide races — governor, attorney general, secretary of state and the two supreme court seats. The poll of 600 likely voters has Republican candidate Rick Snyder maintaining an 18-point [...]
Republican Secretary of State candidate Ruth Johnson and Democrat Jocelyn Benson each have around half a million dollars in campaign cash on hand as they head into the final days of the election. Benson has been campaigning far longer than Johnson and has received many more individual contributions.
During the one and only debate between the two candidates for Secretary of State, Democrat Jocelyn Benson and Republican Ruth Johnson, a story that the Michigan Messenger broke more than two years ago was a hot issue of contention. In September, 2008, the Messenger’s Eartha Melzer reported, based on direct statements from the chairman of [...]
Democratic nominee for Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is raising concerns about GOP opponent Ruth Johnon’s fundraising after Johnson received a large donation from Meijer, the corporation that was hit with the largest fine ever given in the state of Michigan for election law violations.
The two candidates for governor are not the only ones squabbling over whether and when to hold a debate prior to the November election. The two candidates for Secretary of State — Republican Ruth Johnson and Democrat Jocelyn Benson — are also fighting over debates. Benson has been pushing Johnson to hold a debate but [...]
The latest Epic/MRA poll for the November election contains more bad news for Democratic candidate Virg Bernero. Republican Rick Snyder’s lead has widened slightly since the first poll taken shortly after the August primaries and the number of undecided voters dropped by about one-fourth. Snyder leads Bernero 53 percent to 29 percent, while the number [...]
A new poll of 600 likely voters by the Glengariff Group shows the Republican candidates leading in all of the key statewide electoral races, including Secretary of State, Attorney General and the Michigan Supreme Court races. In the Attorney General race, Republican Bill Schuette leads Democrat David Leyton by a 43.2-34.0 percent margin. Unlike the [...]
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