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by Jaime A. Hope A state representative has expensive plans for the state’s mass transit system. Rep. Jason Morgan, D-Ann Arbor, tweeted a plan last week to use $2 billion in taxpayer funds for transit in Michigan over the next ten…

by Jon King, Michigan Advance A coalition of student groups at the University of Michigan say Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is now looking into possible charges against students involved in pro-Palestinian protests on the Ann…

by P.D. Lesko Correction: Superior Twp. attorney Fred Lucas is not handing the Golden EEOC case. The Township's insurance company is handling the response to Irma Golden's EEOC complaint and has assigned attorney Dave Landry. It was…

by Ken Magee Note: Ken Magee is a candidate in a three-way race to serve as the next Washtenaw County Sheriff. Slide courtesy of Derrick Jackson, 2024 Community Violence Intervention Summit. Does “just one life” matter to…

by P.D. Lesko Public employees who are paid for full-time work are expected to work full-time. Public employees who run for public office and who do so during the time they are paid and would normally be expected to be at work and/or in…

by Robert Zimmerman We ask leadership to do only one thing…… Lead. Actions, and inaction, always speak so much louder than words. Leadership sets the tone for the organization, whether it wants to or not! Failure to understand this…

Updated 6/10/24 with a comment from Alyshia Dyer. by P.D. Lesko Captial-One-v.-DyerDownload On June 9, The Ann Arbor Independent received an anonymous email with a court filing attached. The same court filing was also sent to…

by P.D. Lesko On June 4, The Saline Post reported that in relation to Saline Mayor Brian Marl's alleged behind-the-scenes lobbying to have Saline Fire Chief Sperle fired by the members of the Saline Area Fire Board, Marl created and…

by Daniel Joyaux, Pulp Cinetopia Film Festival runs Thursday, June 13–Sunday, June 23 at the Michigan and State theatres. For tickets and more information, visit marquee-arts.org/cinetopia. Five years after its final pre-COVID…

by Tomaris Laffley MPA Rating: PG-13. Running time: 96 MIN. It happens to many of us above a certain age. You wake up one day, and realize that your life involves neither your childhood besties, nor the carefree bliss you once took…