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.
A review board voted unanimously to recommend that Gov. Snyder appoint an Emergency Manager for the city of Flint and the Treasury Department says the governor agrees with that recommendation.
Howard Wolpe, former U.S. Congressman and Democratic nominee for governor in the state of Michigan, has passed away at the age of 71.
A Republican state Representative from Jackson County is coming under fire for accepting tax breaks and government loans for his company and then laying off more workers.
The Michigan Democratic Party today refused to confirm a report that party chair Mark Brewer has ruled out supporting efforts to recall elected officials and repeal the Emergency Manager law.
Democratic nominee for Michigan Attorney General David Leyton says his office received a death threat targeting him over the weekend. MIRS, a subscription only newsletter covering politics and the Capitol, reports on the content of the threat:
Michigan Republican Party Chairman Ron Weiser has declared his party the “overwhelming favorites” to win the governor’s seat in this fall’s election. The Detroit Free Press reports Weiser made the comments to a conference call.
The Republican majority of the Michigan Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Michigan insurance companies can use credit scores to determine insurance premiums.
Michigan Democratic Party Chairman Mark Brewer has filed a complaint against Michigan Supreme Court Justice Robert Young with the Judicial Tenure Commission, accusing Young of violating judicial ethics rules and failing to perform the duties of his job. The complaint alleges that Young had illegal contact with Eric Doster, the chief counsel for the Michigan [...]
Leon Drolet, head of the Michigan Taxpayers Alliance and a Republican candidate for state senate, has violated Michigan’s campaign finance act, the Secretary of State’s office has ruled. Drolet has been parading his fiberglass trailer mounted Mr. Perks the Pig around the Macomb county district he wants to represent. The pig has been adorned with [...]
For 34 years, Rep. Dale Kildee (D-Flint) has not seen a primary challenge for the 5th Congressional District seat in the U.S. House. That changed on May 11, 2010, when former television personality and executive Scott Withers formally filed paperwork as a candidate for the Democratic nomination.
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