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.
LANSING — Republican Gov. Rick Snyder delivered his first State of the State address to Michigan lawmakers and the public Wednesday night. Standing before a joint session of the Michigan legislature, Snyder clarified a vision for Michigan, but provided very little in terms of details on how the state would bridge its estimated $1.8 billion [...]
LANSING — As Gov. Jennifer Granholm took to the podium in the chambers of the Michigan House of Representatives to present her final State of the State address Wednesday night, the social, political and economic upheavals she discussed in her speech were mirrored on the lawn of the Capitol.
It didn’t take long for two of the leading GOP candidates for governor to sound off about Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s final State of the State speech Wednesday. Mike Bouchard, who is the Oakland County Sheriff, posted a release to his website and Facebook about 9 p.m. In it, Bouchard claims many of the Granholm’s reform [...]
When Gov. Jennifer Granholm steps to the microphone of the House of Representatives Wednesday, she will likely be speaking above the din of protesters filling the lawn of the capitol. At least two groups are planning protests: groups worried about potential tax increases and students connected with NoBrokenPromise.com have both announced protests.
With an economic crisis still battering Michigan, a foreclosure crisis resulting in steep declines in property value and a budget shortfall of over $6 billion dollars, what will Gov. Jennifer Granholm say to Michiganders in her State of the State address? The speech, an annual opportunity for the state’s chief executive to lay out priorities [...]
Below is our liveblog coverage of Governor Granholm's State of the State address. For another take on it, please visit Michigan Liberal’s live blog. 7:05 — First things first, we need to honor our members of the National Guard. Granholm honors special guest to standing ovation. Support the troops. Moment of silence of fallen soldiers. [...]
Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop, R-Rochester sounded a note of harmony and future cooperation in his response to Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s State of the State address Tuesday night. The leader of the Senate Republicans chose to make the response himself this year instead of a member of the caucus as in years past, and it [...]
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