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Note: The A2Indy FOIA Fund has taken in over $40,000 in 2024. The newspaper uses this fund to pay to obtain public records. This is the newspaper's first lawsuit against Washtenaw County for refusing to turn over public records. On…

Correction: This article was corrected to reflect the correct total donation limit imposed on local candidates who run for Sheriff. MCFA-Complaint-L-v.-Jackson-17-May-2024_RedactedDownload by P.D. Lesko May was Derrick Jackson's…

Note: This opinion piece was posted to Twitter by Tran Longmore, founder and long-time editor of The Saline Post. by Tran Longmore Forcing silly gender-neutral language on everyone else doesn't provide comfort for anyone except…

by Jaime A. Hope Proposed legislation targets owners who rent property for more than 14 days per year Owners of short-term rentals may have to deal with more regulations and additional taxes under a new package of bills introduced in…

Updated on May 30, 2024 with comments from Duane Breijak, Executive Dir. at the National Association of Social Workers, Michigan Chapter, Derrick Jackson and Tanya Hilgendorf, former Executive Dir. at Ozone House when Jackson worked there.…

by P.D. Lesko Between 2020 to 2022, when AAPS went to distance education and shut down childcare, enrollment dropped by over 1,000 students. Pupil funding--$9,608 per child in this year’s state school budget-- plummeted. A loss of 1,000…

by Rep. Kathy Schmaltz This week I supported a resolution adopted by the Michigan House to declare May as Foster Care Awareness Month in the state while reminding other legislators that reforms must be made to help set foster care…

by P.D. Lesko Ann Arbor Public Schools attempted to have a lawsuit brought by Jaime Nelson-Molnar thrown out on multiple grounds, including governmental immunity. In a blow to the District's legal team, U.S. District Judge George Caram…

Note: This article has been updated with comments from Ann Arbor City Clerk Jacqueline Beaudry, and corrected. by P.D. Lesko Mayor Chris Taylor has twice vetoed City Council resolutions passed that would have changed the City's…

by Tashiena L. Combs-Holbrook As a woman serving a life sentence at Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility, I am urging Michigan’s Attorney General, Dana Nessel, to support the Second Look Sentencing Act. This bill would allow…