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.
Howard Wolpe, former U.S. Congressman and Democratic nominee for governor in the state of Michigan, has passed away at the age of 71.
Former Congressman Pete Hoekstra has racked up more high profile endorsements — this time from other states.
Gov. Rick Snyder surprised political insiders during his State of the State address when he announced he was supporting the Detroit International River Crossing.
Michigan Supreme Court Justice Robert P. Young has been selected to serve as the Chief Justice of the court. Young was first appointed to the court in 1999 by then-Gov. John Engler. He was re-elected in 2002, and again in 2010. His race for re-election in 2010 was hampered with allegations he used a racially [...]
It might seem like a news fluff piece to talk about another eatery shutting its doors. But the story of Dimitri’s is a different kettle of fish. Since 1974, the small eatery just a block from the Capitol, has been serving up hamburgers, hot dogs and other diner fair to customers. But the place has [...]
Former Michigan Govs. Jim Blanchard and John Engler, long bitter rivals in state politics, appeared at a press conference before an event at the Michigan Political Leadership Program in Livonia and agreed that the referendum that placed term limits on elected officials in the state has been a very bad idea. The Detroit News reports:
Maura Corrigan, justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, has placed a bet on a candidate in the GOP governor’s battle. Campaign finance records show Corrigan, who is part of the court’s conservative wing, donated the statutory maximum — $3,400 — to Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard’s campaign for governor. This could raise potential conflicts of [...]
Kyle Melinn, the editor of Michigan Information and Research Services (MIRS), has an interesting tidbit in his weekly column at City Pulse newspaper in Lansing. There, he notes former Republican Gov. John Engler and his wife Michelle are rumored to be seeking a home in Michigan. The reason? Engler could be seeking to set up [...]
LANSING — While Gov. Jennifer Granholm mulls over the Michigan State Police budget bill, Lansing area developers Joel Ferguson and Gary Granger are crossing their fingers she will sign the deal because it holds a provision to sell their new downtown building to the state.
The Associated Press reports that the Obama administration is seriously considering transferring all of the detainees at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba to a joint prison/courtroom complex in the United States and a Michigan prison in Standish is one of the two sites being strongly considered for the location.
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