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Charity Watchdog Group Gives Humane Society 4-Star Rating
CHARITY NAVIGATOR, AMERICA’S largest and most-utilized independent evaluator of charities, has awarded the Humane Society of Huron Valley (HSHV) the prestigious 4-star rating for good governance, sound fiscal management and commitment to…
Treasury Officials Confirm Local Economic Development Entities Divert Public School Funding
by P.D. Lesko
While AAPS Superintendent Dr. Jeanice Kerr Swift publicly challenges Gov. Snyder and legislators over cuts to K-12 funding, local economic development groups siphon away millions of public school dollars through tax…
Council Member: After Vote, SPARK CEO Beckoned Mayoral Candidate Out of Chambers and “Screamed” At Her
by P.D. Lesko
Please note: Kai Petainen is a member of The Ann Arbor Independent’s Editorial Board
ANN ARBOR SPARK CEO Paul Krutko was “angry” and “screaming,” according to a City Council member who heard an exchange between Krutko…
Forbes.com Writer—MEDC Report Proves Ann Arbor SPARK is Exaggerating Job Creation Claims by 90 Percent
Please note: Kai Petainen is a member of The Ann Arbor Independent’s Editorial Board
by P.D. Lesko
ANN ARBOR SPARK is once again under fire for discrepancies in its job creation claims. Forbes.com writer Kai Petainen uncovered a…
Lack of Funding Causes County Latino Community Center to Lose Executive Director, Possibly Close
CASA LATINA, Washtenaw County’s first and only Latino community center, has appointed a new, volunteer executive director after a lack of funding prompted the organization’s founding executive director to temporarily step down. The move…
U.S. Corporations Bring Home Biggest Slice of Economic Pie Since 1929
IT’S A DANDY time for corporate America: While employee compensation dropped to its lowest level in 65 years in 2013, corporate profits reached an 85-year high. The Commerce Department reported last week that corporations earned $2.1…
In Michigan Gender Pay Gap Persists. Right-to-Work Has Had Little Impact on the Gap
by Lisa Maatz
IN 2012 AFTER the Right-to-Work law signed by Gov. Rick Snyder went into effect, right-to-work supporters said the law would give workers freedom of association and promote job creation.
Critics of the legislation said…
Ann Arbor’s Unemployment Rate Up Slightly While Number of Unemployed Individuals Decreases
ACCORDING TO FIGURES released by the State of Michigan, seasonally unadjusted unemployment rates in February increased in 15 of the state’s 17 major labor market regions, according to the Michigan Department of Technology, Management &…
Consumer Confidence Levels in March Unchanged From December 2013 Levels
CONSUMER CONFIDENCE has remained largely unchanged in the past three months despite the hard winter, as well as a severe drought.
Consumer finances were just as strong in March as in December 2013, and more importantly, consumers viewed…
Survey Reveals 65 Percent Of Michigan Independents Favor Increasing The Minimum Wage
WHILE SOME OPPOSE increasing Michigan’s minimum wage, a new poll shows strong support for raising the rate from $7.40 to $10.10 an hour.
Denno Research conducted the poll of 600 likely voters in the state’s general election.
“We had…