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.
Gov. Rick Snyder’s office and Republican leadership plan to announce a state budget deal this afternoon.
The Michigan House of Representatives once again failed to pass a Republican driven resolution to rescind a January decision by the Michigan Civil Service Commission to extend health insurance benefits to unrelated adults living with state employees.
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 failure to vote Thursday on a controversial resolution to overturn the Michigan Civil Service Commission decision to extend health benefits to unrelated adults living with state employees has been explained by a top House Republican.
Former State Sen. Alan Cropsey has a new job, and it is worrying some activists in the state. Cropsey was formally appointed as the legislative liaison for Attorney General Bill Schuette.
Former Alaska Gov. and Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has endorsed Republican candidate Rob Steele in his bid to unseat Democratic Rep. John Dingell, reports Mlive.com. The endorsement came on Palin’s Facebook page:
Late Sunday, state and local election officials announced that absentee balloting in the race for the 20th state Senate seat would be suspended pending decisions on how to handle the unexpected death of the Democratic nominee, reports the Kalamazoo Gazette. State Rep. and former Kalamazoo Mayor Robert Jones died unexpectedly Sunday at his home. No [...]
LAS VEGAS, NV — Speaker of the U.S. House Nancy Pelosi told a gathering of progressive bloggers and activists Saturday morning that the GOP has been “obstructing” Democratic attempts to fix the economy. “How many people can wait six to eight weeks for a check that should have been in the mail a long time [...]
Michigan Republican Party Chairman Ron Weiser has declared his party the “overwhelming favorites” to win the governor’s seat in this fall’s election. The Detroit Free Press reports Weiser made the comments to a conference call.
Jack Hoogendyk, a former state lawmaker from Kalamazoo, announced via e-mail Thursday that he will challenge Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joesph) in August’s Republican primary. Hoogendyk sent a letter to supporters in March seeking their advice on whether he should consider running against Upton, who has served in Congress for 22 years. In that letter, [...]
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