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.
State Rep. Dave Agema (R-Grandville) says reports that he called Quran-burning Pastor Terry Jones’ church to ask to participate in a rally last week at the Capitol are wrong.
LANSING — Thousands of Michiganders gathered on the East lawn of the Michigan Capitol Wednesday to protest Republican legislative proposals that, in their view, undermine labor rights and budget proposals that balance the state’s budget on the backs of seniors and the poor.
The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community will host the annual Michigan Pride celebration this weekend in Lansing. The event will feature a march, a rally and a festival. The grand marshal of the march will be county superstar Chely Wright, who came out of the closet recently as a lesbian.
The Lansing Police Department is increasing patrols in preparation for Saturday night’s Tea Party Express rally at the state Capitol. The Lansing State Journal reports Lt. Noel Garcia, public information office for LPD, won’t discuss the number of additional officers assigned, citing security concerns.
DETROIT — Rev. Jesse Jackson this week called for “mass action” to address the state’s foreclosure crisis and said that his civil rights non-profit organization, the Rainbow Push Coalition, is pressuring major mortgage lenders including Wells Fargo, Citibank and Bank of America to restructure homeowner’s loans to help avert foreclosures. Jackson said the government’s efforts [...]
LANSING — With the foreclosure crisis continuing unabated, auto industry giants dealing with bankruptcies and too many uninsured Americans, around 1,000 people rallied at the state Capitol on Monday to call for decisive action on these issues from the nation’s leaders. The rally, organized by Lansing Mayor Virgil Bernero and civil rights leader Rev. Jesse [...]
Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee for president, drew a crowd of 15,900 to downtown Grand Rapids this morning according to the Grand Rapids Police Department.
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama and his wife Michelle will barnstorm Michigan today in four separate events.
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