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 Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has responded to a wave of criticisms directed at her use of violent rhetoric in political debates. On Thursday, Palin released a video on Vimeo.
In the aftermath of the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), a federal judge and several others on Saturday, the million dollar question seems to be what role the increasingly vitriolic and even violent political rhetoric in America’s political discourse may have played in encouraging such acts.
The Lansing Police Department is increasing patrols in preparation for Saturday night’s Tea Party Express rally at the state Capitol. The Lansing State Journal reports Lt. Noel Garcia, public information office for LPD, won’t discuss the number of additional officers assigned, citing security concerns.
In a recent conversation with media, future city council members elected just last week revealed a personal yet controversial choice: that they carried concealed weapons for self-protection. As Detroit Free Press columnist Rochelle Riley writes, “The majority of city council members will be packing” come January.
When thousands of people looking to get housing and utility bill assistance assistance from the City of Detroit showed up at Cobo Hall Wednesday morning, chaos ensued. By 11:30 am, Mayor Dave Bing’s office was urging Detroiters not to go to Cobo Hall because the crowd was getting out of control. The Detroit Police gang [...]
[COMMENTARY] In the same week that a 14-year-old “gay rights advocate” in Wayland Union High School on the west side of the state was assaulted for her advocacy, there was another story coming out of Macomb County in the state’s east side. The east-side story told a tale of a group of 20-30 African-American males [...]
Two girls, both 14, have been charged with aggravated assault in connection with videotaped beating that occurred on June 10 in Wayland Union High School. The two girls reportedly beat the 14-year-old victim because she was a “gay rights advocate,” according to media reports. Police had wanted to charge the girls with hate crimes, but [...]
Man beaten near site of planned sulfide mine The 60-year old husband of a prominent Upper Peninsula anti-mining activist was reportedly knocked unconscious and left outside in the freezing rain by three men who first asked if he was a mine opponent. Cynthia Pryor, executive director of Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve, told Michigan Messenger that [...]
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