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.
After a series of endorsement interviews with seven mayoral candidates, the Detroit Free Press’ editorial staff has singled out who they consider the strongest candidates: Wayne County Sherriff Warren Evans, businessman David Bing and former Deputy Mayor Freman Hendrix. Notice any particular name missing in that lineup?
As reported earlier, Wayne County Sheriff, and Detroit Mayoral candidate, Warren Evans has declared an end of foreclosure sales, or Sheriff sales, in Wayne county. State Sen. Hansen Clarke (D-Detroit) told Michigan Messenger he supports the Sheriff’s action. “It shows great leadership,” Clarke said.
Wayne County Sheriff and Detroit mayoral candidate Warren Evans has done away with sheriff sales in Wayne County “until further notice.” The action was announced Monday in a press release.
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.
Wayne County sheriff focuses largely on crime in his campaign, but he has ideas about the other problems Detroit faces — if you bring them up first.
As reported by Michigan Messenger earlier today, Wayne County Sheriff Warren Evans has asked Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm to declare a state of emergency in Wayne County and issue a moratorium on home foreclosures. But Granholm spokeswoman Liz Boyd says it is not going to happen.
Wayne County Sheriff Warren Evans has sent a written request to Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm to declare a state of emergency in Wayne County because of the economy. The letter, released by Evans, who is also a candidate for mayor of Detroit, calls on Granholm to declare a state of emergency, as provided by Michigan [...]
Turnout at Tuesday night’s Detroit mayoral debate showed that public interest is ramping up, but many in the crowd found themselves ‘disappointed’ by the crop of candidates.
Detroit mayoral candidates David Bing and Kenneth Cockrel Jr. were absent from a forum sponsored by the Detroit-based political action group Call ‘Em Out, whose mission is to stop the “selling-out of our community by elected officials.”
It’s December already and the February primary for Detroit’s special mayoral election is only two months away. But in Detroit signs that a mayoral race is underway are just starting to show. Two weeks ago a public forum in which seven mayoral candidates voiced their agendas to 200 attendees at the Charles H. Wright Museum [...]
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