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Foodist: Is Bourgeois Sustainable Food A Folly When 45.8 Million Americans Use Food Stamps?
Is it possible for gluttony, purity, and morality to coexist with affordability? Or is this utopian vision a myth?
Savaged: Snyder Treasury Appointee Who Implements EM Takeovers Abused City Credit Card, Ignored Auditor Warnings & Plunged Town Into Deep Debt
By Chris Savage
The Peter Principle: In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.
In February of this year, Roger Fraser resigned after nine years as Ann Arbor City Administrator to assume the role of Deputy…
In May Gov. Snyder Touts New Flat Tax As Best Lure For Business. In June Offers Sears $50M In Tax Incentives To Relocate HQ
Small businesses owned by individuals, couples and families do one thing really well: take out as much money as possible from the business, and minimize the tax burden as much as possible. This can be confirmed by just about any small…
City Managers Push Service Cuts While Spending Over $1.1 Million On Cell Phones & Texting
A2P Notes: This is filed under "Scoops & Scores" because you read it first here.
In response to multiple FOIAs, information released by city officials shows that perks including monthly car allowances, city-provided cars, mileage…
Bloomberg BusinessWeek Analyzes “Job Creation” Snyder-Style: Service Industry Jobs That Create More Working Poor
Legend has it that Helen of Troy had a face that launched a thousand ships. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, on the other hand, has a "job creation" strategy that has launched a recall effort. It's a strategy that has resulted in Snyder…
Ann Arbor Pays Thousands Monthly in Car Allowances and Mileage Reimbursements to City Employees With Desk Jobs
According to information provided to A2Politico in response to a FOIA, in Ann Arbor government, an attorney, planning department staffers, police officers, and even a DDA employee receive stipends worth $50 to $400 a month to put toward…
As Budget Woes Mount, City Managers/Staff Spend On Extravagant Meals & Luxury Resorts At Taxpayer Expense
A2P Notes: This is filed under "Scoops & Scores" because you read it here first.
Over the past 36 months Council has struggled with budget "deficits," threatened to close Mack Pool and the Burns Park Senior Center to make ends meet,…
Ann Arbor Politicos Support Spending on Trucks & Consultants Instead of Police & Firefighters
Ann Arbor city staffer (and likely the next City Administrator) Sue McCormick (pictured left) has earned the nickname of SHOPerations Manager for the City of Ann Arbor. Why? Because Ms. McCormick likes to spend your money on shiny new…
PAC Member Complains That Parks Millage Money Is Being Diverted Through Accounting Trickery
The cash cows who live in Ann Arbor have a record of voting to nickel and dime themselves to death, literally. The city's property tax bill, thanks to "supplemental" millages, has come to resemble a check in a French restaurant where…
The Politics of Buyer’s Remorse: Group Files Petition to Recall Gov. Rick Snyder
According to a piece published today in The Detroit News, "A group that wants to recall Republican Gov. Rick Snyder says it will file its proposed petition wording with the state of Michigan this morning. Michigan Citizens United, which…