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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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Fusion centers gaining national attention

By Todd A. Heywood | 11.16.10 | 11:25 am

Federally funded fusion centers are making headlines again. Michigan Messenger first began reporting on these centers in 2008. The centers are supposed to coordinate anti-terrorism information sharing between local law enforcement and federal authorities. The centers were developed as part of plans to revamp the nation’s ability to detect terrorist activity before any plots could [...]

RNC picks-n-pans (updated, now with cease-and-desist!)

By Diane Sweet | 09.05.08 | 7:31 am

For those who missed it, I’ve decided to highlight some of the more noteworthy moments of last evening’s Republican National Convention final night for you. Aren’t you lucky?

With the clock ticking, GOP veepstakes tightening

By LoRayne Apo-Joynt | 08.29.08 | 8:12 am

I just read a breaking news report which said Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota got the thumbs down from the McCain campaign for the veep slot. MSNBC mentions in its freshly updated report that Tom Ridge of Pennsylvania and Connecticut’s Sen. Joe Lieberman could still be in the running. Speculation about Alaska’s Gov. Sarah Palin [...]

But, but, but … what about ‘Mittens’?

By LoRayne Apo-Joynt | 08.23.08 | 9:44 am

It’s going to be wall-to-wall hair plugs today, a continuous stream of Joe Biden, every mainstream media news outlet trying to overcome the obvious fact that it was cut out of the loop by the Obama campaign with the announcement of the Democratic veep selection by text message.