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.
Bob Bowman, the former state treasurer, can be crossed off your score card for the Democratic nomination for governor in 2010. Bowman announced Monday morning that he was not going to seek the nomination only four days after forming an exploratory committee. Associated Press says Bowman sent out a release Monday, saying in part:
The exploratory committee of Lansing Mayor Virgil Bernero is saying an accidental announcement that he will seek the Democratic nomination for governor was “youthful mistake.” On Thursday, the committee sent out a notice to James Madison College students at Michigan State University announcing internships for the mayor’s campaign for governor,reports the Lansing State Journal. The [...]
With the potential field of candidates for the Democratic nomination for governor still up in the air, you can add another name to the “no thanks” list: Pistons great Joe Dumars. According to MLive.com, Dumars issued a statement Wednesday saying taking care of the Detroit basketball team:
Former U.S. counsel general to Bermuda Larry Owen and his wife Faylene, a major fundraiser for the Democratic party and a current Michigan State University Trustee, have filed for bankruptcy protection. According to a report in the Lansing State Journal, the couple have “nearly a half-million dollars in unsecured debts, among them $109,781 in unpaid [...]
The gubernatorial campaign of Republican U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra of Holland says the White House political machine is behind the Tuesday announcement by Lt. Gov. John Cherry that he would not seek the Democratic nomination for governor. WZZM-TV, the Grand Rapids ABC affiliate, quotes Hoekstra spokesman John Truscott:
Redford Township Democrat and House Speaker Andy Dillon has made a video announcing he has formed an exploratory committee for a run for governor, the Michigan Information and Research Services news is reporting. Citing sources close to the Speaker, MIRS says Dillon shot a video Tuesday after Lt. Gov. John Cherry announced he would not [...]
With Lt. Gov. John Cherry, the presumptive nominee for governor in the Democrats primary for governor, out of the race, State Rep. Alma Wheeler Smith is not letting the grass grow under her feet. The Salem Township Democrat who is a declared candidate for her party’s nomination, sent out a fundraising appeal last night.
State Sen. Hansen Clarke tossed his hat in the race for the Democratic nomination for governor Tuesday, only hours after Lt. Gov. John Cherry withdrew from the race, vowing “no more excuses and no more passing the buck.”
In the wake of the shocking announcement that Lt. Gov. John Cherry will not run for the Democratic nomination for governor in 2010, State Sen. Hansen Clarke (D-Detroit) is jumping in to the race. His wife confirmed that news to MIRS a short time ago. An official announcement is not yet scheduled, but Clarke is [...]
LANSING — Lt. Gov. John Cherry has announced he will not seek the Democratic nomination for governor in 2010. In an e-mail statement sent to supporters at noon, Cherry said he had accomplished two of his three goals. The first two goals — getting more than 1,000 supporters and gathering more than half of the [...]
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