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by Hayley Harding, Votebeat Michigan could become the most populous jurisdiction in the country to adopt a complex and controversial voting method under a proposal headed to the Board of State Canvassers for review. An initiative led…

On Sept, 11, 2024 and Sept. 13, 2024 two Freedom of Information Act requests for 2023 financial records were submitted to Billy Cole, President/CEO of the local, county-funded non-profit Supreme Felons, Inc. Cole answered both FOIA…

by Ari LeVaux Eating my first potsticker belongs on the list of life experiences that I’ll never forget. It happened at the Oriental Garden Chinese restaurant in my hometown. They were labeled Peking Ravioli, and I had a good…

by P.D. Lesko At a July 1, 2025 hearing, Scio Twp. Supervisor Jillian Kerry's lawyer, R. Michael Bullotta, a former United States prosecutor in Los Angeles and Detroit took an opportunity to place on the record an accusation that 14-A1…

by Catherine Rogers I write to celebrate! We Americans will now enjoy more freedom and and prosperity as a result of the new bill (H.R.1, 119th Congress). The 2017 tax cuts that put money back into the pockets of Americans are now…

by Dr. Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse You stayed up too late scrolling through your phone, answering emails or watching just one more episode. The next morning, you feel groggy and irritable. That sugary pastry or greasy breakfast sandwich…

AADL Dir. Eli Neiburger says the the Downtown Library is "bursting at the seams" and we need to build a new, bigger one. The AADL Annual Reports say otherwise. Since 2018, total AADL door visits are down 25 percent, the number of items…

by Anna Nichols Legislation to ban landlords from imposing any fees that are not reasonable, while also capping rental application fees at $25, is being considered in the Michigan Senate. Lawmakers on the state Senate Housing and…

by Scott McClallen A union at the University of Michigan has filed several grievances that cite the most recent conflict between Israel and Palestinians, which began with the attack Hamas launched against Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. On…

by Lawrence S. Wittner  Since the return of Donald Trump to the White House, he and his Republican allies have worked to destroy the U.S. government’s overseas humanitarian aid programs. This action flies in the face of the U.S.…