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.
The treasurer for Lansing Mayor Virgil Bernero’s campaign committee for his bid for governor owes $91,000 in overdue property taxes, reports the Lansing State Journal. Charles Moore tells the paper he has made arrangements to pay the money owed, but has “been a victim of the economy.”
Dan Kildee, newly declared candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor and a recognized expert on foreclosures, says Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero’s demand for a two year moratorium on foreclosures would not work and may not be legal. What is needed, he says, is for policies to help prevent the need for foreclosure in the first place.
Former Genesee County Treasurer Dan Kildee has announced he will file paperwork to run for governor Tuesday. The Flint Journal is reporting Kildee, 51, will file the paperwork in Lansing and lead to a formal announcement. Kildee said his campaign will focus on tax reform and job creation.
The Michigan Republican Party has issued a press release in which they claim President Barack Obama will support Lansing Mayor Virgil Bernero for the Democratic nomination for governor, according to MLive.com’s Susan Demas: “All three supported the stimulus package, but the odds on favorite for a White House endorsement has to be Bernero,” said MRP [...]
Bob Bowman, the former state treasurer, can be crossed off your score card for the Democratic nomination for governor in 2010. Bowman announced Monday morning that he was not going to seek the nomination only four days after forming an exploratory committee. Associated Press says Bowman sent out a release Monday, saying in part:
The Lansing State Journal, Lansing Mayor Virgil Bernero’s hometown paper, published a blistering editorial Thursday about the mayor’s candidacy for governor.
While the media is focused on Lansing Mayor Virgil Bernero’s announcement that he will be seeking the Democratic nomination for governor this year, Peter Luke over at MLive.com has an interesting tidbit about Rep. Andy Dillon. Luke reports Dillon will announce his formal candidacy “very soon, in a matter of weeks.” Dillon, who is the [...]
The exploratory committee of Lansing Mayor Virgil Bernero is saying an accidental announcement that he will seek the Democratic nomination for governor was “youthful mistake.” On Thursday, the committee sent out a notice to James Madison College students at Michigan State University announcing internships for the mayor’s campaign for governor,reports the Lansing State Journal. The [...]
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 [...]
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