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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.

Posts Tagged McCain

Early returns from Dixville Notch, New Hampshire go to Obama

By Mark Maynard | 11.04.08 | 11:49 am

Since 1948, the small town of Dixville Notch, NH has taken great pride at being the first town in the nation to vote. Everyone eligible to vote in the town of 115 heads to the polls at midnight, the votes are counted, and the press is informed of the results.

VIDEO: Obama and the redistribution of income

By Ed Brayton | 10.29.08 | 9:59 am

The McCain campaign and many prominent conservatives are working overtime on painting Barack Obama as a socialist. But virtually everyone in modern political life, Democrats and Republicans alike, supports redistribution of income. And that includes John McCain and Sarah Palin.

The curious timing of the U.S. military attack in Syria

By Mark Maynard | 10.27.08 | 1:42 pm

According to CBS News, the United States military launched an attack inside Syria on Sunday, killing eight:

Five facts every Michigan voter must know: ACLU puts rumors to rest

By Minehaha Forman | 10.01.08 | 6:43 am

There’s less than a week before the October 6th deadline for voter registration. And we have only five weeks before election day on November 4th. With time running low, rumors are flying faster than ever about who can vote and who cannot. Some people are using the social networking site Facebook.com to host a growing string of [...]

Biden, Michael Moore get news from Michigan Messenger

By Minehaha Forman | 09.16.08 | 6:57 am

I have to admit, I was pretty proud Monday morning when I saw the Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden talking about news that Michigan Messenger broke. I also felt pretty good when I found out Michael Moore linked to the video I shot of a protest at the McCain headquarters on Friday. He quoted a [...]

Swift Boat redux: The attack ads are here!

By Diane Sweet | 08.23.08 | 8:24 pm

The alert went out earlier this week that the Obama attack ads were on the way to Michigan, well, they’re here, and they’re ugly.