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.
LANSING — The Republican-controlled Michigan Senate pushed through temporary budgets on Friday morning as a way to prevent a state shutdown in Oct. 1. But Senate Democrats opposed the move saying the temporary budgets instituted “massive cuts.”
At 1:00 a.m. Wednesday, Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick declared victory in the 13th Congressional District primary race.
Early in the evening with 13 percent of the vote in, the incumbent Kilpatrick had been as many as 25 points behind former state rep. Mary Waters.
After jumping out to a shocking early lead over incumbent Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, former state Representative Mary Waters has seen her cushion reduced to nothing with two-thirds of all 13th Congressional District primary votes counted.
Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick has her Democratic running rivals in the 13th Congressional district strapped for cash while she, the incumbent, keeps raking it in. Kilpatrick is outspending her competitors with ad campaign efforts in form of billboards, brochures, and commercials. Tonight, her financial edge on competitors is displayed by their differences in choices in [...]
What this means for Michigan progressives
Do you know where to vote on Election Day? Do you know what to bring with you? Get comprehensive voter information for your state here.
Sign up for our email newsletter