by Ariana Figueroa Faith groups involved in refugee resettlement services, including HIAS, which has funded local Jewish Family Services's Reception and Placement in Washtenaw County, last week asked a federal judge for an emergency…

by Scott McClallen Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants Michigan to slap a 32 percent wholesale tax on marijuana, suggesting that this general fund revenue could be used for her long-deferred plan to fix the state's roads. The second-term…

by Mel Gurtov Imagine that during World War II, at the height of Nazi Germany’s blitz of Britain, President Roosevelt invited PM Winston Churchill to Washington and humiliated him with derisive comments about Britain’s looming defeat…

by Sachin Rustgi U.S. consumers often pay more for gluten-free products, yet these items typically provide less protein and more sugar and calories compared with gluten-containing alternatives. That is the key finding of my new…

by Rep. Debbie Dingell Between meetings in D.C. and the district, committee and caucus meetings, and events at home these last couple of weeks have been busy. Importantly many people across the district, are concerned about federal…

by Meg Perry Everyone is talking about why egg prices are so high, but there is a more important egg that hasskyrocketed in price: the Cadbury egg. My mother and I were making a routine trip to Walgreens yesterday. Essential items…

by Peter Debruge Fake hair and trick shots simply can’t transform Ethan Hawke into short, balding musical legend Lorenz Hart — which is too bad, since it distracts from a wonderfully written movie. Witticist-lyricist Lorenz Hart…

by Guy Lodge "The Teachers' Lounge" star Leonie Benesch plays an overworked, underappreciated healthcare professional juggling crises big and small in Petra Volpe's familiar but absorbing film. There’s a thin, squiggly tattoo running…

by A2Independent staff First-generation homebuyers can apply for down payment assistance through a new Michigan program. The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) announced the launch of a pilot program offering…

Motion to Disqualify JudgeDownload by P.D. Lesko On Feb. 18, 2024, the newspaper received an email from Washtenaw County Trial Court Judge Tracy E. Van den Bergh's clerk stating that, in response to a Motion to Disqualify…