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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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PREVIEW: Detroit mayoral race candidates debate tonight

By Justin Miller | 03.25.09 | 12:10 pm

Detroit’s interim mayor, Kenneth Cockrel Jr., and businessman Dave Bing will square off for the first time tonight in a television debate broadcast on WADL-TV. With less than six weeks left until the May 5 special election to fill out the remainder of ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s term, here are a few things to watch for [...]

Detroit’s final mayoral debate was awkward, boring at times

By Minehaha Forman | 02.02.09 | 8:24 am

The third and final televised Detroit mayoral debate of the primary season aired Tuesday night on WADL-TV Channel 38. This time the candidates chosen in WADL’s random drawing included Jeroll Sanders, Duane Montgomery, Warren Evans and Joe Holt.

Hood hangs back, Young channels Obama in Detroit mayoral debate

By Minehaha Forman | 01.08.09 | 6:39 pm

The second debate kept all four candidates on their talking points, with no insults but also no stand-outs.

Are local media picking Detroit’s next mayor?

By Minehaha Forman | 12.03.08 | 10:07 am

Of the 14 candidates in the running for Mayor of Detroit, only three were invited to the first mayoral debate forcing the eleven other candidates to find other avenues to inform the public on their agendas. One of the eleven that was not invited to debate was Nicholas Hood III, who has started campaigning the [...]