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 primary is next Tuesday. But how many will take time on a hot August day and go to the polls? Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land estimates that out of the 7.2 million Michigan residents registered to vote, 1.4 million voters will cast ballots in the Aug. 5 primary.
Their popularity makes accurate polling more difficult As more and more Americans, particularly younger people, do away with landline telephones and begin to use cell phones exclusively, experts on public opinion research both inside and outside of the industry have been struggling to come to terms with how this might affect the accuracy of telephone [...]
The U.S. Supreme Court will take on voter ID laws this week in a politically charged case that could determine how easy it is to vote in several key states, including Michigan. On Jan. 9 the court will hear arguments about the Indiana voter ID law that requires voters to produce a state-issued photo ID [...]
Michigan’s voter ID law has been touted as inhibiting voter fraud, but critics contend it is confusing, impractical and likely to inhibit voter participation. Voters lacking photo identification can vote simply by signing an affidavit saying that they lack identification at the time of voting. Their ballot will be counted with all other ballots and [...]
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