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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.

Is MIGOP’s Anuzis the RNC favorite for national chair?

By Todd A. Heywood | 01.07.09 | 2:55 pm

According to contributor David Weigel at our sister site The Washington Independent, outgoing Michigan GOP chair Saul Anuzis is the favorite in the run for the RNC Chair.
 
In a post yesterday, Weigel reports why Anuzis is the favorite:

Saul Anuzis — by one measure the frontrunner for chairmanship, with 12 public commitments from RNC members —…

Anuzis and other candidates appeared in a forum where they argued about RNC outreach efforts, including who has the most friends on Facebook and who uses Twitter most effectively.

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