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 — Incumbent Mayor Virgil Bernero landed on the top of the heap Tuesday and will face off with Carol Wood, an at-large Lansing City Council member, on the Nov. 3 ballot. In the primary election, Bernero finished with 43.93 percent to Wood’s 37.71 percent. Challengers Charles Ford, a Lansing School Board member, garnered 15.51 [...]
DETROIT — In partnership with the University of Michigan’s Dearborn campus, Detroit Public Television has launched a project to inform voters about the hundreds of candidates seeking public office in the city. Between the candidates for the Charter Revision Commission, Detroit City Council and mayor, 220 people are looking to stand out from the crowd [...]
DETROIT — Newly elected Mayor Dave Bing won’t have as much competition in his race to secure a full mayoral term as had been anticipated. With top contenders such as City Council President Kenneth Cockrel Jr., former Deputy Mayor Freman Hendrix, and Wayne County Sheriff Warren Evans out of the race, Bing’s most well-known opponent [...]
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