The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team 2119 posts 224 comments

The ACLU of Michigan announced on June 2, 2025 that it had reached an agreement to dismiss the federal lawsuit it filed in April against the Trump administration for abruptly and illegally terminating the F-1 student immigration status of…

by P.D. Lesko On June 4, 2025, the City of Ypsilanti sent out a press release in which residents were told "the Washtenaw County Prosecuting Attorney has criminally charged for City Manager Frances McMullen following an investigation by…

by Stephen Modell, M.D. and Sarah Hartzell, Ph.D. Youth suicide prevention in Southeast Michigan and nationally has, this last year, experienced fits and starts. In October 2024, Superior Township leadership voted its final approval…

by Jay Waagmeester University of Florida President-elect Santa Ono could receive $3 million per year if the Florida State University System’s Board of Governors confirms him this week. The proposed contract between UF and…

by P.D. Lesko “Sanctuary” has no legal definition. The term encompasses a range of protection for immigrants, particularly those living in the U.S. illegally. Most often, the laws put legal limits on how law enforcement in those…

by P.D. Lesko Between Dec. 2023 and October 2024 in the matter of State of Michigan v Kerry, Scio Township paid $103,677.25 for reimbursement of Supervisor Jillian Kerry's cost of two attorneys’ services she incurred. Kerry's case stems…

by P.D. Lesko On May 5, 2025, Destination Ann Arbor (the City of Ann Arbor Visitor's Bureau) released the results of a study the group obtained to gauge the economic impact of Michigan football on the City of Ann Arbor. While the $227…

by P.D. Lesko What Americans call political pork spending (legislators who ask that federal and state spending be approved for pet projects) in the Michigan Legislature is referred to as "directed spending." Michigan GOP leaders have…

by Lee Enochs The recent news that current Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore is expected to be suspended for two games during the upcoming 2025 season as part of the University of Michigan’s self-imposed sanctions pertaining to the…

by J.D. Davidson Michigan could join a growing list of states that ban gender transition procedures for minors. The package of bills introduced in both the House and Senate would stop health care providers from prescribing puberty…