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by Laina Stebbens, Michigan Advance A key civil rights bill on Wednesday cleared the Michigan Senate, marking a key step toward solidifying protections for LGBTQ+ Michiganders that advocates have been waiting for decades to see adopted.…

by Lily Zhao and Matthew Brennan Over 2,000 graduate student workers at the University of Michigan have been negotiating for a new three-year contract since November 2022. Their current contract expires on May 1. On Tuesday, an…

Superintendent Jeanice Swift disputes value of the term “learning loss,” admits COVID affected “trajectory of growth” by Jaime A. Hope The superintendent of Ann Arbor Public Schools says students who were locked out of classrooms for…

by P.D. Lesko As of Feb. 28, DTE's outage map showed that 5.24 percent of its customers in Washtenaw County--some 8,836 customers--are still without power as a result of a record-breaking Feb. 22 ice storm that knocked out power to over…

Note: These videos contain profanity, marijuana use and may not be suitable for children. The Ann Arbor Independent's "Urban Exile" columnist Shannon McFall lives in Pittsfield Township and vlogs about race, local, county and national…

Note: Updated on Feb. 24 with a statement from City Administrator Milton Dohoney. by P.D. Lesko According to an email Ann Arbor Council member Lisa Disch (D-Ward 1) sent Feb. 23, two-third of Ann Arbor residents were without power…

Note: This article has been updated to include the email sent by Victoria Burton-Harris. by P.D. Lesko Emails shared with The Ann Arbor Independent showed that on Jan. 31, 2022, an Ann Arbor man phoned and then sent an email to the…

Nicolas Harvard’s directorial debut is a by-the-numbers crime story, distinguished slightly by Kate Bosworth's supporting turn. MPA Rating: R. Running time: 91 MIN. by Murta Elfadl “The Locksmith” has the right elements for a…

Update: Derrick Jackson's campaign submitted the required statement Feb. 17, 2023. The Clerk's office posted the amended statement Feb. 22. There will be no fine assessed for the amended campaign finance report. The article is updated to…

by Sharon George Research suggests that our motivation to save energy is influenced by factors including our personality, the attitudes of our family, and the behaviour of those sharing our residence. Yet for environmentally…