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by James Dickson Michigan has some of the worst energy reliability in America. While the evidence of Michigan’s poor roads is underneath our feet, everywhere we drive, spotty energy reliability can feel like it’s someone else’s…

When the new members of City Council are seated this month, they will have more time to speak. On Thursday Nov. 10, Ann Arbor City Council debated and voted 7-3 to pass DC-2, which amends Council's speakers rules. The resolution …

by Jaime A. Hope President Joe Biden’s attempt to implement a student loan forgiveness program was ruled “an unconstitutional exercise of Congress’s legislative power” by District Judge Mark Pittman on Thursday, Nov. 10. …

A pampered Daddy’s princess and a financially frazzled single father find themselves in a fix in this heartwarming holiday film. by Courtney Howard Audiences who click play on Netflix’s “Falling for Christmas” will be the…

by P.D. Lesko Mayor Chris Taylor called six-hour lines to vote "a success." Ann Arbor's U.S Rep. Debbie Dingell was reportedly "moved to tears" and said, incredibly, in response to pizza and blankets distributed to those waiting in a…

by P.D. Lesko How did a fraudulent $1.2 million grant proposal filled with fabrications, and submitted on behalf of a registered sex offender and a murderer on parole, ever get funded? A grant to fund work with children in and out of…

by P.D. Lesko On Nov. 3, 2022 Javon Trevail Williams appeared before 15th District Court judge the Honorable Miriam A. Perry. At that hearing, it was decided that Williams, who is currently being held on a $150,000 cash bond, will be…

by Julia Forrest Democrats will now have a political trifecta in Lansing after retaining the top office with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and winning in both chambers of the Michigan Legislature on Tuesday. This is the first time Democrats…

Former Washtenaw County Commissioner Felicia Brabec captured 70.8 percent of the vote to beat GOP challenger Robert Borer III to represent District 33 in the Michigan State House for another two years. According to her pre-general election…

by Alison Donahue With over 65% of the state’s total votes tallied, Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer defeated Republican nominee Tudor Dixon in Tuesday’s election. The Associated Press called the election just after 1 a.m. Wednesday.…