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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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McCotter drops out of GOP Presidential battle

By Todd A. Heywood | 09.22.11 | 4:08 pm

Michigan Congressman Thaddeus McCotter has ended his longshot bid to be nominated by the Republican party as their presidential candidate in 2012.

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Snyder signs Republican redistricting plan

By Todd A. Heywood | 08.10.11 | 8:24 am

Gov. Rick Snyder on Tuesday signed a GOP redistricting plan into law. The new law resets the state’s district maps for state house and senate elections as well as federal congressional elections.

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DCCC hammers GOP legislators over debt battles

By Todd A. Heywood | 07.25.11 | 4:07 pm

The National Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on Monday announced it was unleashing robocall messages to voters in every Congressional district in Michigan being held by a Republican.

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Oakland Press: McCotter for President is “scary”

By Todd A. Heywood | 07.11.11 | 9:13 am

Congressman Thaddeus McCotter may be from Michigan but his hometown paper is none too keen on the idea of President McCotter.

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Will labor ties be McCotter’s albatross?

By Todd A. Heywood | 07.06.11 | 10:01 am

Livonia Republican Congressman Thaddeus McCotter has made his bid for the GOP nomination for president, but both organized labor and anti-union groups say they will be watching him closely.

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McCotter is in for the GOP Presidential race

By Todd A. Heywood | 07.01.11 | 9:55 am

Livonia Republican Congressman Thaddeus McCotter will formally file paperwork to run for the GOP nomination for President Friday.

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McCotter seeking support in Iowa

By Todd A. Heywood | 06.30.11 | 9:56 am

Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-Livonia) has spent the last several days searching Iowa for support for a potential bid for the GOP nomination for president.

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Did McCotter tip his hand in Presidential hide and seek?

By Todd A. Heywood | 06.24.11 | 8:46 am

It appears as thought Michigan Republican Congressman Thaddeus McCotter (R-Livonia) may have tipped his hand in the on-going speculation — fueled by his own public pronouncements — that he is running for President.

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President McCotter?

By Todd A. Heywood | 05.24.11 | 2:08 pm

Livonia Congressman Thaddeus McCotter says he is seriously considering a run for the presidency. McCotter made the comment in an interview with Politico. He says the current crop of candidates aren’t lighting any fires in the GOP base.

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Michigan Congressmen tell DC Mayor to stop spending money on abortions

By Todd A. Heywood | 04.22.11 | 11:25 am

Four Michigan Congressmen have signed a letter to Washington D.C. Mayor Vince Gray demanding that he fall in line with federal restrictions on spending federal money for abortions.