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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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Federal court issues order against Bash Back! Lansing in church protest

By Todd A. Heywood | 07.13.11 | 11:38 am

The U.S. District Court for Western Michigan has issued an order in the civil lawsuit against a radical gay rights group that disrupted a Lansing church service in 2008.

Poll: Obama would still win Michigan today

By Ed Brayton | 12.07.10 | 3:22 pm

A new survey from Public Policy Polling shows that, despite last month’s massive Republican sweep of all the statewide offices, President Obama would win reelection against any of the presumptive Republican presidential candidates if the 2012 election were held today. In fact, the only candidate who manages to keep the race within double digits is [...]

Former presidential candidates endorse governor candidates

By Ed Brayton | 04.23.10 | 7:39 am

The Detroit Free Press reports that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has endorsed Rep. Pete Hoekstra to be the next governor of the state his father, George Romney, once led. Romney’s rival in the race for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, has endorsed Mike Cox. Given Romney’s popularity and [...]

Huckabee endorses Cox for Michigan Gov.

By Todd A. Heywood | 03.03.10 | 12:41 pm

Former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has endorsed Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox in the Michigan Republican primary for governor. The announcement was made on Cox’s gubernatorial campaign website. From the release:

Top GOP voices barnstorming West Michigan in coming weeks

By Todd A. Heywood | 11.05.09 | 11:19 am

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 [...]

Huckabee says disruptions at town hall meetings caused by ‘organized supporters of the Democrats’

By Todd A. Heywood | 08.11.09 | 2:10 pm

Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas and contender for the GOP nomination for the presidency, says disruptions at two town hall meetings which “got out of contol” were caused by “organized supporters of the Democrats.” Huckabee wrote the observation on his blog, HuckPac.com:

Huckabee: increase in anti-gay hate crimes ‘not right’

By Todd A. Heywood | 12.05.08 | 8:31 am

In an exclusive interview with Michigan Messenger and Between the Lines (BTL) newspaper, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee acknowledged for the first time that the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community is victimized by violence, but he held firm to his conviction that the civil rights struggle of the African-American community and that of [...]

Huckabee: Fair Tax not Big Three Bailout

By Todd A. Heywood | 12.04.08 | 8:09 am

At a Wednesday evening book signing event in Lansing, former Arkansas Gov. and Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee talked about the Fair Tax, a bailout for the Big Three automakers and whether or not he will again seek the Republican nod for the presidency.

Huckabee: 60′s civil rights fight differs, as gays not cracked in head or hosed

By Todd A. Heywood | 11.21.08 | 8:01 am

An appearance on ABC’s The View has landed FOX News commentator and former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee in some hot water. On a recent stop at the women focused talk show to promote his new book, Huckabee rained praise down on the country for electing Barack Obama as the first African American President in history.

Huckabee to stump for Hoogendyk, blames economic crisis on terrorism

By Todd A. Heywood | 10.17.08 | 7:52 pm

Former Arkansas governor and GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee will be in Michigan next week stumping for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jack Hoogendyk.