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10/19/22: Updated with a comment from Brian Foley of Supreme Felons, Inc. Washtenaw County earmarked a total of $8 million in federal ARPA funds to distribute grants to community groups focused on, among other issues, community violence…

Illuminated artist installations, pop-up performances, luminary procession, and live music arehighlights at this favorite downtown Ypsilanti event. Ypsilanti shines bright at the 7th Annual ypsiGLOW on Friday, October 28 on N.…

by Michael Levine and Erica Kempter We know the idea that our planet is warming can be a source of heated political debate. Although the scientific community has reached a consensus on climate change, the call for…

by Julia Forrest, Michigan Advance The Michigan Board of Canvassers last week approved ballot language for three statewide proposals before voters. Here’s what the constitutional amendments will do and the language that will…

by Morgan Marietta The year at the court The outcomes of this term’s cases will deeply influence American lives and values, especially for college applicants, LGBTQ citizens and people with strong religious beliefs. The state…

by P.D. Lesko A search at Crimemapping.com shows that assaults/assaults and battery (misdemeanor and felony) are one of the most frequent crimes reported in Ann Arbor. The assaults reported included intimidation, stalking, use of a…

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive directive to determine how the State of Michigan can lower the cost of insulin, including by developing its own manufacturing capabilities. Michigan is home to over 912,000…

6,200 nurses have been working without a contract since July 1 by Dawn Kettinger The Michigan Nurses Association-University of Michigan Professional Nurse Council (MNA-UMPNC) has reached a tentative agreement with the university…

Tilda Swinton plays a mother and daughter struggling to connect through mutual reticence in the 'Souvenir' director's similarly withholding ghost story. by Jessica King A mysterious nighttime mist swirls through Joanna Hogg’s…

by Henry Ramos and Eric Adams With nerves and excitement, millions of young Americans are back in school after years of pandemic disruption. At the same time, questions of effectiveness and inclusion across our education system reveal…