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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 Republican National Convention

Is front group for Israeli organization trying to influence November election?

By Diane Sweet | 09.29.08 | 7:06 am

FEC asked to investigate possible violation of election law

RNC picks-n-pans (updated, now with cease-and-desist!)

By Diane Sweet | 09.05.08 | 7:31 am

For those who missed it, I’ve decided to highlight some of the more noteworthy moments of last evening’s Republican National Convention final night for you. Aren’t you lucky?

AP details lies in Palin convention speech

By Todd Spencer | 09.04.08 | 7:06 pm

Within moments of the finish of the acceptance speech by Republican VP nominee Sarah Palin last night, the Associated Press published a point-by-point refutation of claims made by Palin and others at the GOP convention.

Michigan man held in MN on federal firearms charges

By Todd A. Heywood | 09.03.08 | 11:53 pm

A man the FBI says is from Flint, Mich. is currently being held in Minnesota on charges related to possession of alleged Molotov cocktails.

RNC Day 2: GOP ‘brand’ dilutes in St. Paul

By Jefferson Morley | 09.03.08 | 11:03 am

Lavishly praised ideals of “country first,” and “service” met the grim realities of George W. Bush and the current state of the Republican Party at the RNC Convention, yielding mixed messages.

Unconventional Michigan plans to shut down RNC

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 05.27.08 | 10:23 pm

Unconventional Michigan is organizing a June 14 Lansing teach-in for those interested in protesting the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul Sept. 1-4. “We believe that disrupting the convention offers a unique opportunity to take our opposition to the war, ecological destruction and other institutional forms of oppression to the next level,” the group writes, [...]