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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 Nick Griffin

Zammit: Location of Griffin speech was uncertain, not undisclosed

By Todd A. Heywood | 02.17.10 | 12:06 pm

In a blog post on Tuesday Michigan Messenger reported about the near Byzantine path required to identify where Nick Griffin, the Holocaust denying chair of the British National Party, would speak at Michigan State University. Griffin heads the white nationalist BNP, which until this past weekend was a party that refused membership to any non-white, [...]

MSU group cancels appearance by racist British leader

By Todd A. Heywood | 02.17.10 | 7:05 am

British National Party leader Nick Griffin — known for his denial of the Holocaust and his advocacy of throwing all non-whites and non-Europeans out of the British Isles — has canceled several speaking engagements this week, including a scheduled appearance at Michigan State University on Thursday.

MSU plays Hide and Speak

By Todd A. Heywood | 02.16.10 | 3:30 pm

When a major state university has a student group hosting a very controversial speaker like Nick Griffin, the British National Party leader, you would think they would want people to know where the event was occurring. Apparently not. Neither the sponsor of the speech, Sons of Liberty, nor MSU officials was ready to ante up [...]

Michigan State University to host controversial British leader

By Todd A. Heywood | 02.11.10 | 8:10 am

The controversial leader of the British National Party is coming back to Michigan State University. Nick Griffin, who appeared on the campus in October of 2007, will speak there again on Feb. 18, according to a press release on the American Renaissance web page.

Grebner lawsuit highlights recent pattern of young Republican scandals

By Ed Brayton | 07.13.09 | 7:11 am

The lawsuit Ingham County Commissioner Mark Grebner recently filed against three college conservative activists in the state is the latest incident in a developing pattern of scandals involving young Republican leaders and their online activities across the country.

MSU Trustees agree to consider condemning Nick Griffin speech

By Todd A. Heywood | 10.26.07 | 6:50 pm

The Michigan State University Board of Trustees agreed this morning to consider a resolution to condemn the speech of British National Party leader Nick Griffin. The resolution will be considred next month at the Board’s meeting. The resolution was introduced by Democratic Trustee Faylene Owen (D-East Lansing). Griffin will speak on the campus of MSU [...]