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 race to replace outgoing Michigan Republican Party Chair Ron Weiser is underway, reports the Detroit News. The selection of a new chair will take place at a convention in January or February. Governor-elect Rick Snyder has not yet endorsed a candidate, and no formal candidates are in place. However the rumor mill is operating [...]
Michigan Speaker of the House Andy Dillon is expected to be announced as Gov.-elect Rick Snyder’s pick to be State Treasurer, reports WLNS. Dillon, a conservative Democrat from Redford Township, had an unsuccessful bid to become the gubernatorial candidate for the Democratic party this year. He was beaten by Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero, who is [...]
An editorial in the Detroit News points out the obvious about the budget deal just reached between Gov. Jennifer Granholm, Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop (R) and House Speaker Andy Dillon (D), that it is just another temporary bandaid that intentionally avoids doing anything to solve the state’s fiscal problems. The editorial board writes:
With the nominating conventions for both parties scheduled for this weekend, the Michigan Republicans are having a spat over seating delegates at that convention. The Detroit News reports that the state GOP last week refused to seat dozens of delegates from Oakland County, home of Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop, who is now running for [...]
During a poll of Republican voters on the gubernatorial race by the Glengariff Group, respondents were also asked which candidates they support in the races for Attorney General and Secretary of State. In the AG race, Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop got 19.4 percent and former state judge Bill Schuette got 18.8 percent, a virtual [...]
A conference committee in the Michigan legislature agreed last night on a spending bill for FY 2011 that boosts funding for K-12 education by $11 per pupil, avoiding the kind of drastic cuts that have made life difficult for school administrators the last few years. The Detroit Free Press reports:
The Michigan League of Conservation Voters has released its “signature accountability tool” — a directory of the positions taken by lawmakers on key environmental issues. Throughout the 2009-2010 legislative session the group tracked lawmaker performance on issues involving clean energy, environmental health, and funding for environmental protection.
The Detroit Free Press on Thursday issued a blistering editorial calling on House Speaker Andy Dillon (D-Redford) and Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop (R-Rochester) to step away from their legislative leadership roles or quit their statewide partisan races. Bishop is seeking the GOP nomination for Attorney General, while Dillon is seeking the Democratic nomination for [...]
With drastic cuts in state revenue sharing and a sharp drop in property tax receipts, local governments all over the state are starved for revenue to keep basic services like police and fire protection and snow removal going. Enter Rep. Marie Donigan, who sponsored HB 5059, a bill that would allow local governments to impose [...]
On the heels of the suicide of a 12-year-old girl from the UP, Gov. Jennifer Granholm renewed her call for the passage of legislation which would mandate school districts create, implement and enforce policies on student bullying.
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