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County Has Paid Outside Law Firm Over $10K to Fight A2Indy’s FOIA Suit
by P.D. Lesko
On June 3, 2024, the Ann Arbor Independent filed a FOIA lawsuit in the Washtenaw County Trial Court against Washtenaw County. The suit was filed to compel the County to release the background check done on Sheriff’s…
Despite Gov. Whitmer’s Promises to “Fix the Damn Roads,” Michigan’s Roads Remain Among Worst in the Nation
by John LaPlane
Michigan's rural interstate highways are safer than those in all but two states, but its rural and urban interstates are in worse condition than those of most states. That is according to the Reason…
Washtenaw County Sheriff Appoints Former Romantic Partner to Head HR and Training
4/8/25: Updated with a comment from Sheriff Alyshia Dyer.
by P.D. Lesko
Sheriff Alyshia Dyer appointed Jeremiah Richardson as her Dept.'s HR and training manager. Richardson and Dyer were romantic partners, as well as patrol…
City’s Action to Revoke Center of the City Charter Amendment is a Betrayal
Alan Haber serves on the Ann Arbor Community Commons Initiating Committee, AnnArborCommunityCommons.org
by Alan Haber
While they brought it forward with smiles and promises of a new jewel in the Center of the City, this new Library…
Trump Administration Targets University of Michigan For Membership in the DEI-Focused PhD Project
by P.D. Lesko
The U.S. Department of Education has launched investigations into 52 universities in 41 states, accusing the schools of using "racial preferences and stereotypes in education programs and activities." The University…
Sheriff’s Data Show Since $1.2M Grant to Supreme Felons, Inc for “Violence Interruption,” Crime is Up in the Group’s “Neighborhood Watch”…
by P.D. Lesko
Billy Cole, President and CEO of non-profit Supreme Felons, Inc. doesn't want to talk about the rising crimes rates in the areas where his neighborhood watch teams patrol. He doesn't want to talk about the fact that in…
A Dozen Michigan Lawmakers Co-Sponsored Bill to Bar Physicians From Providing Surgical and Hormone Treatment to Transitioning Minors
by Anna Liz Nichols
More than a dozen Republican lawmakers in Michigan have signed onto a bill to bar physicians from performing gender-affirming care for transitioning minor patients.
This effort follows multiple executive orders…
Mayor and Council to Ask Voters to Repeal 2018 City Center Charter Amendment, and Approve Sale of Public Parcel Once Valued at $10M for $1
by P.D. Lesko
Mayor Chris Taylor and his City Council allies voted unanimously on Tuesday March 4 to put what the pols claim are two connected ballot questions (Proposals A and B) on the Aug. 2025 ballot. Voters will be asked to not…
U.S. State Dept. Cancels Contract With HIAS and Washtenaw County Jewish Family Services Feels the Pain
by Ariana Figueroa
Faith groups involved in refugee resettlement services, including HIAS, which has funded local Jewish Family Services's Reception and Placement in Washtenaw County, last week asked a federal judge for an emergency…
Gov. Whitmer Proposes a 32 Percent Tax on Marijuana Sales to Fix Roads
by Scott McClallen
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants Michigan to slap a 32 percent wholesale tax on marijuana, suggesting that this general fund revenue could be used for her long-deferred plan to fix the state's roads.
The second-term…
