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Poll showing most Michiganders oppose partner benefits comes under scrutiny

By | 02.07.12 | 11:04 am

A poll released last week showed significant voter opposition among Michiganders to giving health benefits to unmarried partners of public employees. But poll experts and LGBT activists in the state are accusing the pollsters of forcing out the finding with leading questions and unrepresentative demographics. Meanwhile, those who funded the poll are More…

First U.S. Senate campaign ad ignites political firestorm

By | 02.06.12 | 3:15 pm

Former Congressman Pete Hoekstra unveiled the first television commercial in the 2012 U.S. Senate race during the Super Bowl, and while he may have been aiming for positive spin, the backlash has been quite pronounced.
Hoekstra is one of six vying for the Republican nomination to unseat Michigan Sen. More…

Reports: Interest groups playing expanded role in 2012 elections

By Marcos Restrepo | 02.03.12 | 12:45 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Broadcast media still dominates the world of political campaign ads, which are financed more than ever by interest groups that will play an increasing role in the 2012 presidential election, according to media reports issued this week.

Michigan county handling of HIV criminal case suggests state law was broken

By | 02.01.12 | 6:00 am

A Michigan man faces up to eight years in prison in a criminal case marked by confusion, hearsay, and a local health department that might have potentially violated state law. Holes in this ongoing case of a man alleged to have exposed hundreds of people to HIV suggest that either More…

Michigan AG asked not to sign on to foreclosure fraud deal with feds

By | 01.31.12 | 2:48 pm

Ingham County Register of Deeds Curtis Hertel, Jr., sent a letter to Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette on Tuesday asking him not to sign on to a rumored foreclosure fraud deal brokered by the U.S. Department of Justice with all 50 states and two of the nation’s largest banks.

Gay GOP presidential candidate to file discrimination complaint against CPAC

By | 01.31.12 | 10:19 am

Little-known openly gay Republican presidential candidate Fred Karger is accusing the American Conservative Union, which produces the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), of discrimination based on his sexual orientation. During a campaign swing in Lansing, Mich., Monday, Karger said he intends to file a complaint with Washington, D.C., More…

Michigan GOP candidates for U.S. Senate agree on most issues in debate

By | 01.30.12 | 10:08 am

The seven Republican candidates vying for a Michigan U.S. Senate seat, currently occupied by Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow, met in a mostly cordial forum Saturday at the University of Michigan – Dearborn campus.

Michigan receives millions for HIV prevention, has not invested in treatments for those exposed to virus

By | 01.25.12 | 12:58 pm

The Michigan Department of Community Health has received more than $6 million for HIV prevention from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and still has a pending request for $1.2 million in additional funding. And while the money will be used to increase testing and assist those who More…

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