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.
In the shadow of Michigan’s Capitol, about 70 people were gathered at a local club to celebrate what many called an historic event — the end of a long, hard-fought Democratic primary that pitted the first woman and the first African American to stand within grasp of the presumptive nomination of either of the country’s [...]
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is scheduled to headline the Ingham County Republicans’ 2008 Lincoln Day Luncheon on Jan. 14, one day before the Michigan Republican Presidential Primary. The luncheon, being held at the Holiday Inn South in Lansing, touts special guests Congressman Mike Rogers and former U.S. Senate candidate Keith Butler. The cost of [...]
Less than three week away from the January 3rd Iowa Caucus, the editorial board from states most influential newspaper, The Des Moines Register’s has endorsed Republican Sen. John McCain and Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton for the 2008 Iowa Presidential caucuses. Iowa’s statewide newspaper, calls McCain and Clinton the candidates it believes are most competent and [...]
A Kent County Democratic activist has filed a lawsuit with the U.S. District Court in Grand Rapids to try to stop the party’s Michigan primary now planned for Jan. 15. The plaintiff claims that the primary would disenfranchise those voters whose candidate is not on the ballot and that the Democratic Party has violated her [...]
If the back-and-forth debate and on-again, off-again presidential primary election wasn’t strange enough, it got a little bit more unusual with the announcement Tuesday that Michigan Republican Party Chair Saul Anuzis and Michigan Democratic National Committeewoman Debbie Dingell have collaborated on a bipartisan presidential primary selection plan they say will bring the debate to an [...]
Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul, whose long-shot campaign has been gaining media attention in recent days, apparently has the support of an unusual constituency — the white supremacist movement. Stormfront.org, a white supremacy web site, as well as others, such as WhiteWorldNews.com, have actively supported Paul’s bid for the presidency, including directing donors to his [...]
Singer Donnie McClurkin, an advocate of ministries for former gays who claims to have been rescued from homosexuality, will be featured at a concert in South Carolina for Sen. Barack Obama. Obama will not be present at the event, on Oct. 28 in Columbia, for his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. McClurkin is a [...]
Per SEIU press release issued about 3:30 pm EDT today: The SEIU Michigan State Council, which represents 80,000 health care, government, school and building services workers in Michigan, announced today it has joined with nine other SEIU State Councils across the country in endorsing John Edwards for president. “Our members have spoken loud and clear: [...]
LANSING — Although the national spotlight has been focused on leading Democrats refusing to participate in the Jan. 15th Presidential primary, while Republicans are all on board, another issue is the talk of lobbyists in Lansing. Ballot issues. And how those ballot issues might impact the primary voting. “Some of the fallout are that other [...]
Do you know where to vote on Election Day? Do you know what to bring with you? Get comprehensive voter information for your state here.
Sign up for our email newsletter