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.
The Republican National Committee has begun its first round of balloting to select a new chairperson. The person elected will serve a two year term.
Former Michigan GOP Chair Saul Anuzis is planning to take the top spot in the GOP leadership through the use of new media, reports The Hill. Anuzis was widely recognized as a leader in the use of new media — including social media — in his role as Michigan GOP chair.
Former Michigan GOP chief Saul Anuzis has made it official, he is going to challenge Michael Steele for the right to run the national Republican party. Anuzis told the New York Times late last week that he was considering a challenge. Now, on his blog “That’s Saul Folks,” Anuzis lays out his reasoning for seeking [...]
Former Michigan GOP Chair Saul Anuzis could challenge current national chair Michael Steele for the chairmanship of the national Republican Party, reports the New York Times. Anuzis says he is considering a run in January to challenge Steele.
Rick Snyder, the businessman from Ann Arbor who is seeking the GOP nomination for governor of Michigan, has some stern words of warning for Republican National Committee Chair Michael Steele, and any other GOP member who might conflate GM’s bankruptcy woes with President Barack Obama’s agenda: Cut it out. In a statement released by Snyder’s [...]
Former GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin will kick off the national book tour for her new book “Going Rogue” in Grand Rapids. The former Alaska Gov will appear in Grand Rapids two days after a sit down with Oprah Winfrey in Chicago. Palin’s appearance is scheduled for Nov. 18 from 7-9 p.m. at the [...]
WASHINGTON — The first week of May was as eventful for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, ACORN, as any time since the 2008 election. It began with 26 counts of extortion and voter registration fraud filed against the group and some of its members in Clark County, Nevada. It continued with the indictments of seven ACORN workers in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Democrats staged a floor fight over a Republican amendment to block any organization that had indicted members from getting taxpayer dollars. ACORN’s national spokesman was kicked off of Glenn Beck’s Fox News set.
In what appears to be an effort to gain back minority voters, the Republican National Committee elected Michael Steele as the first African American to chair their party. Steele sounded a lot like President Obama In his acceptance speech to RNC Friday evening. But since Obama already owns the word “change,” Steele had to play [...]
Dave Weigel at our sister site, The Washington Independent, has been liveblogging the runoff for Republican National Committee chair. Saul Anuzis, most recently chair of the Michigan Republican Party, held on until the race narrowed down to the final two about 30 minutes ago after the fifth round of balloting. The last two candidates, Michael [...]
With the vote for the new chairmanship of the Republican National Committee coming up on January 31, RealClearPolitics says that Michigan GOP chairman Saul Anuzis is among the leaders in the race for the seat:
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