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In August 2021, a Washtenaw County deputy headed to trial in connection with an assault involving an inmate last summer. According to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, Cpl. Christopher Ellul was arraigned on an assault…

by Jennifer Shutt--Michigan Advance The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized another round of COVID-19 booster shots for people 50 and older, as well as those who are immunocompromised. The decision to amend an earlier…

In a recently released report, the University of Michigan earned a failing grade (a yellow light) for its campus policies that seek to regulate student speech. Officials from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE)…

Ann Arbor plans on issuing 28 licenses for marijuana consumption lounges within the city limits. According to a press release, a new business called Hot Box Social announced that it is the first licensed adult-use…

by Derek Lee Beginning July 16, 2022, people struggling with mental health crises can call 988, a new number focused on providing lifesaving suicide prevention and crisis services. But 988 is not just a shorter, easier-to-remember…

by P.D. Lesko R. Bruce Laidlaw, the Ann Arbor City Attorney between 1978 and 1991 and an Assistant City Attorney for six years before that, sent an email on Feb. 25 to Ann Arbor’s Mayor Chris Taylor, City Attorney Stephen Postema and…

by Ari LeVaux My son’s first taste of tofu was at a restaurant. He didn’t know what tofu was, or that it was coming. Having never caught wind of tofu’s bad reputation among non-Asians, he took a bite of its sauce-drenched, crispy fried…

The Ann Arbor Area Craft Pass is a free digital experience that incentivizes locals and visitors to explore the many craft breweries and distilleries in the Ann Arbor area. With 14 local businesses included within the passport, users will…

According to a survey conducted by the Yale Program in Climate Change Communication, 72% of 28,000 adults throughout the U.S. said they believe global warming is happening, In Ann Arbor, 82% of adults asked said they believe that global…

Michigan's sunshine laws (the Open Meetings and the Freedom of Information Acts) apply to governmental entities and, under certain circumstances, non-profits. In Nov. 2021, The A2Indy submitted a Freedom of Information Act request for…