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The Michigan Messenger going forward

By Staff Report | 11.16.11

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 [...]

Colorado-based abstinence program provided false and misleading information to Michigan students

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By Todd A. Heywood | 11.16.11

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.

Class action lawsuit filed against MERS over unpaid taxes

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By Todd A. Heywood | 11.15.11

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.

Schuette fights important mercury regulations

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By Eartha Jane Melzer | 11.14.11

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.

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Grebner daily tracking poll: Cockrel pulling ahead in advance of Detroit mayoral election

By Minehaha Forman | 04.29.09 | 10:29 am

With less than a week before next Tuesday’s special mayoral election in Detroit, the tide may be turning against the once-favored candidate, businessman David Bing. A daily tracking poll from political consultant Mark Grebner — successful in estimating the winner of the February primary — is putting interim Mayor Kenneth Cockrel Jr. 9 points ahead: [...]

Detroit News endorses Bing for Detroit mayor

By Minehaha Forman | 04.27.09 | 10:49 am

The Detroit News editorial board picked businessman David Bing as the candidate best suited to serve as mayor of Detroit for the next eight months. The editorial asserts that Bing will offer Detroit a “fresh start” and will clean up the smears that Detroit’s local and national image has endured since the Kilpatrick text scandal.

Cockrel supporters protest Bing’s refusal to name crisis team appointees

By Minehaha Forman | 04.20.09 | 12:15 am

DETROIT — Supporters of the city’s interim mayor held a Sunday afternoon protest in front of the campaign offices of his opponent in the May 5 special election, urging businessman Dave Bing to reveal the names of those he’s appointed to a crisis management team that would help him run the financially troubled city should he be elected.