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County Commissioners Handed Registered Sex Offender, and County Employee on Parole $1.2M ARPA Grant
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!-->!-->!-->…
Through Executive Directive, Whitmer Aims to Lower Costs, and Manufacture Insulin in Michigan
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!-->…
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!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Amid Budget Deficit, City Administrator More Than Doubled Spending on Luxury Hotels and Travel for City Staff
by P.D. Lesko
The State of Michigan does not have any laws requiring employers to cover employees' travel expenses. Some states (such as California) have laws requiring employers to cover travel expenses for employees via!-->!-->!-->…
UM Nurses & EMU Profs Strike
by Jon King
Labor disputes at two state universities have resulted in a strike authorization by one union, and a planned vote to seek such an authorization by another.
At the University of Michigan’s hospital in Ann Arbor, nurses!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Same-Sex Marriage Nears Vote in U.S. Senate
by Jennifer Schutt, Michigan Advance
The U.S. Senate is on track to vote on a bill codifying marriage equality as soon this month with negotiators increasingly confident it could become law.
Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Mayor Violated Michigan Campaign Finance Act; Did He Also Perjure Himself?
by P.D. Lesko
9/8/22: Updated with comments from the Michigan Department of State and Washtenaw County Clerk Larry Kestenbaum.
The Michigan Secretary of State's Elections Bureau received a complaint in March 2021 that alleged Ann!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
“Firekeeper’s Daughter” Native Teen Discovers Intrigue and Betrayal in a Michigan Upper Peninsula Community
by Martha Stuit, Pulp
When author Angeline Boulley wrote her new young adult novel, Firekeeper’s Daughter, she had a goal for the thriller. She writes about her main character, Daunis Fontaine, in her Author’s Note:
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The Pleasure Principle: The Characters in Lydia Conklin’s Short Story Collection “Rainbow Rainbow,” Seek Gratification and Identity
by Martha Stuit, Pulp
Characters in Lydia Conklin’s Rainbow Rainbow perch on the precipice of something—a decision, a change, the start or end of a relationship, or even the dangerous cliff above a quarry where people!-->!-->!-->…
Rick Snyder, Former Michigan CIO Start Cybersecurity Firm SensCy in Ann Arbor
Rick Snyder, the governor of Michigan from 2011 to 2019, has teamed up with his former state CIO David Behen to start a cybersecurity company. Behen is a former Facilities Manager for the City of Ann Arbor. He also worked for Washtenaw!-->…