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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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Michigan newspapers reprint historic ‘Obama’ editions to meet demand

By Diane Sweet | 11.09.08 | 11:48 pm

If you’re not a regular subscriber to your favorite print newspaper and thought you’d pick up a copy Wednesday morning for the “Obama” headline, odds are you were probably out of luck.

GOP official in Petoskey calls McCain pullout a ‘complete crock of crap’

By Ed Brayton | 10.06.08 | 3:11 pm

Republican officials in Michigan are trying to put a brave face on the McCain campaign’s withdrawal from the state, but at least one county GOP chairman in the Petoskey area is having none of that. Politico reports:

Michigan Jewish voters targeted in ‘push poll’

By Ed Brayton | 09.19.08 | 7:13 am

A Jewish Republican group is using a shady tactic to scare Jewish voters into voting against Barack Obama