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The Michigan Messenger going forward

By Staff Report | 11.16.11

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 [...]

Colorado-based abstinence program provided false and misleading information to Michigan students

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By Todd A. Heywood | 11.16.11

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.

Class action lawsuit filed against MERS over unpaid taxes

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By Todd A. Heywood | 11.15.11

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.

Schuette fights important mercury regulations

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By Eartha Jane Melzer | 11.14.11

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.

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Milliken endorses Snyder while “Joe the Plumber” backs Bouchard

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 07.22.10 | 1:44 pm

With less than two week to go until the primary election, Rick Snyder and Mike Bouchard are claiming endorsements from two very different Republican celebrities. Businessman Rick Snyder of Ann Arbor has secured the endorsement of William Milliken, Michigan’s longest serving governor and a widely respected moderate Republican.

Michigan tea bag protestors won’t join national protest at Detroit Auto Show

By Todd A. Heywood | 01.11.10 | 10:20 am

As the Detroit Auto Show gets underway this week, thousands are expected to attend the event, including U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. That announcement lead the national Tea Party movement to call on their supporters to converge on the auto show to protest “Government Motors.” The folks in the movement are opposed to the bailouts [...]

Time magazine: ‘Joe the Plumber’ quitting the GOP

By Todd A. Heywood | 05.07.09 | 1:50 pm

The GOP icon Samuel Wurzelbacher, more popularly known as Joe the Plumber, has told Time magazine he is quitting the Republican Party, a party that incidentally catapulted his image to the forefront of the national conscience during the 2008 presidential race when Republican John McCain of Arizona made mention of Joe the Plumber during a [...]

Thousands rally at state Capitol to protest taxes

By Todd A. Heywood | 04.15.09 | 3:56 pm

LANSING — Thousands of people descended on the state Capitol earlier today as part of a national movement of “tea parties” to protest high taxes and what they argue is an encroachment of socialism into American government and society.