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.
Republican Secretary of State candidate Ruth Johnson and Democrat Jocelyn Benson each have around half a million dollars in campaign cash on hand as they head into the final days of the election. Benson has been campaigning far longer than Johnson and has received many more individual contributions.
During the one and only debate between the two candidates for Secretary of State, Democrat Jocelyn Benson and Republican Ruth Johnson, a story that the Michigan Messenger broke more than two years ago was a hot issue of contention. In September, 2008, the Messenger’s Eartha Melzer reported, based on direct statements from the chairman of [...]
Democratic nominee for Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is raising concerns about GOP opponent Ruth Johnon’s fundraising after Johnson received a large donation from Meijer, the corporation that was hit with the largest fine ever given in the state of Michigan for election law violations.
The two candidates for governor are not the only ones squabbling over whether and when to hold a debate prior to the November election. The two candidates for Secretary of State — Republican Ruth Johnson and Democrat Jocelyn Benson — are also fighting over debates. Benson has been pushing Johnson to hold a debate but [...]
The latest Epic/MRA poll for the November election contains more bad news for Democratic candidate Virg Bernero. Republican Rick Snyder’s lead has widened slightly since the first poll taken shortly after the August primaries and the number of undecided voters dropped by about one-fourth. Snyder leads Bernero 53 percent to 29 percent, while the number [...]
A new poll of 600 likely voters by the Glengariff Group shows the Republican candidates leading in all of the key statewide electoral races, including Secretary of State, Attorney General and the Michigan Supreme Court races. In the Attorney General race, Republican Bill Schuette leads Democrat David Leyton by a 43.2-34.0 percent margin. Unlike the [...]
The state Republican and Democratic party conventions over the weekend cleared up the candidate picture for the November elections by settling on candidates for several key positions. The Democratic convention was mostly anti-climactic, as the party had already chosen its nominees for Secretary of State and Attorney General several months ago at a previous convention. [...]
Republican candidate for Secretary of State Ruth Johnson has issued a statement denying support for lesbian, gays, bisexuals and transgender people and disavowing her 2002 endorsement by the statewide gay rights group Triangle PAC.
The Jocelyn Benson campaign for Secretary of State released their fundraising numbers this morning for the period leading up to the general election. The campaign raised $540,000 from 2,000 individual donors and has $410,000 in cash on hand. A press release from the campaign said:
During a poll of Republican voters on the gubernatorial race by the Glengariff Group, respondents were also asked which candidates they support in the races for Attorney General and Secretary of State. In the AG race, Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop got 19.4 percent and former state judge Bill Schuette got 18.8 percent, a virtual [...]
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