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After Auto Insurance Law, Michigan Residents Will Save on Mandatory Driver Fee
by Nick Manes
Beginning next summer, Michigan drivers who continue to drive with unlimited personal injury protection (PIP) will pay a significantly reduced fee following drastic changes to the state’s auto insurance law.
The…
Washtenaw County Conservation District is Hiring
by The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team
Long-time Washtenaw County Conservation District Manager Dennis Rice is retiring and as a result the District is looking for a new District Manager. In addition, The Washtenaw County…
Legislation in Five States, Including Michigan, Calls for an End to Campus “Safe Spaces” and “Free Speech Zones”
by Starlee Coleman
If Bernie Sanders and Ann Coulter being on the same side isn’t enough to signal the campus protests of conservative speakers have gone too far, perhaps the fact that lawmakers in California, Michigan, North Carolina,…
U.S. House Passes Revised Version of the American Health Care Act—Michigan U.S. Reps. Respond
by Dave Alexander
The final vote was 217 in favor and 213 against. The House bill to revise Obamacare now goes to the Senate.
Here are key aspects of the House version of bill (per the AP):
Ends tax penalties Obama's law…
Ballot Initiative Effort Expected in 2017 to Legalize Marijuana in Michigan
Josh Sidor
Last year, efforts fell short to get it on the ballot but the question of whether to legalize marijuana in our state just might be left up to voters to decide after all.
The push for a 2018 ballot initiative is expected to…
OP-ED: During National Volunteer Week—Why Michigan Needs AmeriCorps
by Robert Kolt, Rep. Julie Calley (R-Portland), Rep. Sam Singh (D-East Lansing)
Most people recognize the Peace Corps, a great American service program to help meet social and economic challenges internationally.
AmeriCorps is the…
OP-ED: Michigan Must Finally End Civil Forfeiture
by Jarrett Skorup
Michigan has made great strides to reforming civil forfeiture — the process that allows law enforcement to take someone’s property and forfeit it to the government. But Michigan still has laws that are among the weakest…
New Study: In Michigan “Job Creation” Has Fueled Low Wage Economy
by Lindsay Vanhulle | Crain's
40% of households still unable to afford basic living necessities
To make ends meet as a four-person family in Michigan, with a child in preschool and a baby at home, it's practically mandatory that both…
Starting April 4, Local, County and State Police to Target Traffic Enforcement in County Roundabouts
The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team
This video prepared by MDOT demonstrates how drivers should be using a roundabout. It's not the traffic flow seen in many of Ann Arbor's roundabouts. This is why the Washtenaw County Sheriff's…
Michigan Group Fighting Gerrymandering to Hold Ann Arbor Town Hall March 23
by The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Staff
A pair of grassroots organizations working to change the way congressional and legislative districts are drawn in Michigan will host an informational meeting in Ann Arbor.
Voters Not…