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Gov. Whitmer Signs Bill Into Law Banning Domestic Abusers From Owning Guns
by Anna Nichols
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation aimed to keep guns out of abusers’ hands in Kalamazoo, 24 years after the tragic death of Maggie Wardle, 19, at the hands of an ex-boyfriend. The legislation was co-sponsored by…
Trio of Candidates for Sheriff Spar at Two-Hour Forum
by P.D. Lesko
Around 80 people crowded into the Washtenaw County Learning Resource Center on Washtenaw Ave., near the County Jail, on Nov. 15 from 6-8 p.m. to hear Sheriff candidates Alyshia Dyer, Derrick Jackson and Ken Magee answer…
Michigan GOP Senators Sponsor Resolution Calling on Rep. Tlaib to Resign
by Jon King
The entire Michigan Senate Republican caucus has signed on to a resolution calling for U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) to resign from office, citing her “hurtful comments” about the ongoing war between Israel and…
Ann Arbor Sen. Jeff Irwin’s Bill Repeals Decades Old Engler-Era Ban on Lawsuits Against Drug Manufacturers
A bill repealing a Michigan law preventing state lawsuits against drug manufacturers passed the state House of Representatives on Wednesday.
Senate Bill 410, sponsored by Sen. Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor), passed 79-30 in an…
Local Trial Court Judge Subject of Complaints to State Judicial Tenure Commission and AG Nessel
Updated 11/7/23: The explanation of how a Guardian ad Litem is assigned and paid has been expanded.
by P.D. Lesko
The Ann Arbor Independent received documents that show the Honorable Tracy E. Van den Bergh of the Washtenaw County…
One Ann Arbor Landlord’s “Blatant” Attempt to Thwart the Early Leasing Ordinance
by P.D. Lesko
Katie Waddle is a Ph.D. student in mathematics at the University of Michigan. She holds a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Chicago, an M.Ed in Secondary Math Education from Stanford, and an M.A. in Mathematics…
Postcard Paid for With Mental Health Millage Money Claims “Dramatic” Increases in Services
by P.D. Lesko
"This mental health system finally broke me...abandoned by whomever was supposed to be helping me every step of the way. Drs Madjar and Bright seemed to care but every other person or 'team' let me drop through the cracks;…
Ann Arbor City Council Virtue-Signalling: Why the Kathy Kozachenko Statue Doesn’t Make Sense
by Thomas F. Wieder
The Ann Arbor City Council’s recent passage of Its Resolution to Initiate a Statue to Honor Kathy Kozachenko is one of the odder and most ill-conceived Council actions that I have observed in more than a half-century…
Violent Crime and Growing Homelessness Are Destroying Ypsilanti and Its Small Businesses
9/20/23: This story was edited to remove a mention of the Ypsilanti Public Library.
by Monica Ross-Williams
“I’m 83-years-old, have lived in Ypsilanti all my life and I’m afraid to visit downtown Ypsilanti,” an Ypsilanti community…
Police Investigating Former Ypsi City Manager for Alleged Crimes Related to Use of City Credit Card
by P.D. Lesko
In response to tips from Ypsilanti city employees, The Ann Arbor Independent submitted multiple Freedom of Information Act requests about the credit card usage of former Ypsilanti City Manager Frances McMullan. A Sept. 12…