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.
Gov. Rick Snyder on Tuesday signed a GOP redistricting plan into law. The new law resets the state’s district maps for state house and senate elections as well as federal congressional elections.
Former 7th Congressional District Rep. Mark Schauer (D-Battle Creek) announced Wednesday he will not run for Congress in 2012.
The Michigan House of Representatives on Thursday passed HB 4326, which amends a section of the Administrative Procedures Act of 1969 to prohibit the state of Michigan from adopting any environmental or workplace safety regulation that is stricter than required by federal law.
LANSING — Thousands of Michiganders gathered on the East lawn of the Michigan Capitol Wednesday to protest Republican legislative proposals that, in their view, undermine labor rights and budget proposals that balance the state’s budget on the backs of seniors and the poor.
Gov.-elect Rick Snyder continues to announce the names of people who will help run the government when he takes the reigns Saturday at noon. On Wednesday evening he announced the interim leadership for the Michigan Department of Human Services.
The Lakehead 6B pipeline, owned by Enbridge Energy Partners of Canada, could be flowing oil again by Wednesday.
Public Citizen put out a post-election report that looked at spending by third-party organizations that can take unlimited contributions and do not have to disclose their donors in all of the races in which a seat in the U.S. House or Senate changed hands from one party to another. In the 74 races where that [...]
In a post election interview with the Jackson Citizen Patriot, Congressman-elect Tim Walberg said if President Barack Obama doesn’t follow the mandate of the voters, “he will shut government down.”
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.
Yet another prominent Republican has come out and endorsed Democrat Mark Schauer in his race against Republican Tim Walberg in Michigan’s 7th Congressional District. This time it’s Gary Reed, former executive director of the Michigan Republican Party. Former U.S. Rep. Joe Schwarz, who once held the same seat Schauer now holds, has already endorsed Schauer. [...]
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