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Is Ypsi Twp. Targeting a “Black-Owned Business,” or Protecting the Township From a Dangerous Public Nuisance?
by P.D. Lesko
At the Aug. 24 hearing on the matter of Ypsilanti Twp. vs. Ardis Lewis, Jr., Men Like Us and Lily Investments, Inc. before the Honorable Timothy P. Connors in the Washtenaw County Trial Court, the podium was crowded. The…
Supreme Felons, Inc. Loses Non-Profit Status, Group no Longer Eligible to Receive Money From County $1.2M Grant
Due to the revocation of its non-profit status, Supreme Felons, Inc. is in direct violation of its contract with Washtenaw County. By violating terms of its Jan. 2023 contract, the non-profit became ineligible to receive any portion of the…
Residents Refused Mental Health Services While CMH Spends Millage Money on Consultants, PR and Paid “News” Coverage
Despite the 2017 passage of the Public Safety and Community Mental Health Preservation Millage, Washtenaw County Community Mental Health turns away Washtenaw County residents who need mental health treatment. Meanwhile, CMH Exec. Dir.…
Grant Boosts Programming at YDL’s Superior Branch
by Sam Killian
Since Superior Township first joined the library district in 2007, the Library Board has been committedto expanding service in the area by building a third full-service library. The new 7,800 square-footfacility was built…
These Four County Staffers Recommended Funding Fraudulent Grant Proposal for Felons, Including Sex Offenders, to Mentor Kids
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…
AADL Library Board: Six Candidates For Three Seats
Incumbent president Jim Leija and newcomers Aidan Sova and Catherine Hadley — are running as a slate with a coordinated campaign, and a combined website. The three other candidates are Sara Duvall, Sherrie Kossoudji and John…
Ann Arbor Non-Profit Hospice of Michigan Hit With False Claims Act Suit Alleging Widespread Medicaid Fraud
by P.D. Lesko
On June 15, 2022, Hospice of Michigan (HOM), located on Oak Valley Drive in Ann Arbor, was hit with a False Claims Act whistleblower suit that alleges the non-profit engaged in systematic Medicaid fraud. The suit was…
U of M Nurses Reach Tentative Contract Agreement
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…
To Encourage Equity and Inclusion, Ypsilanti District Library and AADL Eliminate Fines
by Sam Killian
In May, the Ypsilanti District Library’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously to eliminate most fines after receiving recommendations from the library’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) team. According to EDI…
SafeHouse Board Members Should Embrace Transparency, Not Fight FOIA and Public Attendance at Board Meetings
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…
