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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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Economic issues trump “moral values” at Mackinac GOP event

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 09.22.07 | 3:39 pm

The looming deadline for a budget deal in Michigan provides a dynamic backdrop for the politicking at the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference this weekend and makes Michigan an excellent test case for a Republican effort to cohere the party by shifting focus away from hot button social issues like gay marriage and abortion. “Republicans have [...]

Giuliani pushes tax cuts and war at Republican gathering

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 09.21.07 | 8:47 pm

Lower taxes, smaller government, and less regulation are the solution to economic problems, Rudy Giuliani, told an audience of appreciative Michigan Republicans at the Grand Hotel on Mackinaw Island tonight. As president, he would keep tax cuts enacted by Bush and increase them, he said. In his dinnertime talk he drew enthusiastic applause as he [...]

GOP presidental forum begins on Mackinac Island

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 09.21.07 | 3:43 pm

Michigan Republicans are very excited. Now that the presidential primary has been moved up to January 15th, their biennial Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference is shaping up to be biggest and most star-packed conference ever. All of the top GOP presidential candidates are expected here at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island this weekend. Republican party [...]