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.
Former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has endorsed Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox in the Michigan Republican primary for governor. The announcement was made on Cox’s gubernatorial campaign website. From the release:
Former Congressman Joe Schwarz says he is leaning towards an independent run for the governor’s office this year. He is expected to make an announcement this week, and the Battle Creek Enquirer reports that announcement could come as soon as Wednesday. “I’m leaning toward doing it,” Schwarz, 72, told the Enquirer.
The gubernatorial campaign of Republican Rick Snyder is continuing to push its mantra of “one tough nerd.” The moniker first appeared Super Bowl Sunday in the first ads of the 2010 gubernatorial contest, and now his team has launched a pair of ads online and is asking supporters to vote for which one should be [...]
Oakland County Sheriff and GOP candidate for governor Mike Bouchard announced his campaign had raised nearly $1 million so far. The Oakland Press reports Bouchard said Saturday his campaign for governor had raised $900,000, with over 1,700 people donating $100 or less.
With the potential field of candidates for the Democratic nomination for governor still up in the air, you can add another name to the “no thanks” list: Pistons great Joe Dumars. According to MLive.com, Dumars issued a statement Wednesday saying taking care of the Detroit basketball team:
Is former Congressman Joe Schwarz flirting with the idea of an independent run for the governor’s office? Schwarz, a moderate Republican who was ousted in 2006 from the 7th Congressional District seat by Tim Walberg, backed by cash from the Club for Growth. Walberg nearly lost the general election to Democrat Sharon Reiner, who raised [...]
Republican candidate for governor Mike Bouchard announced Friday he has a plan to start addressing Michigan’s budget crisis. That plan, according to his website, is to turn over Michigan’s rest areas to private businesses.
Rick Snyder, the businessman from Ann Arbor who is seeking to gain the GOP nomination for governor in 2010, has raised $3.2 million in pursuit of that goal, says a campaign spokesman. Jake Suski, Snyder campaign spokesman, tells the Associated Press, that his boss has put some of his own money into the campaign, but [...]
State Sen. Hansen Clarke tossed his hat in the race for the Democratic nomination for governor Tuesday, only hours after Lt. Gov. John Cherry withdrew from the race, vowing “no more excuses and no more passing the buck.”
Lansing television station WLNS is reporting that Lt. Gov. John Cherry might not seek the Democratic nomination for governor in 2010. Long time Capitol reporter Tim Skubick reports Cherry could announce as soon as Tuesday that he is dropping out of the race.
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