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County Administrator’s Attempt to Charge A2Indy $200+/Hour in FOIA Fees to Release His Own Phone Bills and Emails, Reversed
by P.D. Lesko
The Ann Arbor Independent used the Michigan Freedom of Information Act to obtain eight months of County Administrator Greg Dill's county-owned cell phone bills, as well as emails between Dill and former SafeHouse Executive…
U-M Reaches $490M Settlement with 1,050 Anderson Plaintiffs
The University of Michigan and attorneys for approximately 1,050 claimants who have alleged abuse by the late Dr. Robert Anderson announced they have reached a settlement agreement that would resolve all of those survivors’ claims against…
With Overtime, City Employees Increase Their Take-Home Pay by as Much as 58 Percent
Updated on 1/24/22 with comments from Council member Jeff Hayner.
by P.D. Lesko
The City of Ann Arbor currently employs approximately 840 full-time regular employees and 1,400 part-time and temporary employees. In 2020, taxpayers…
County Administrator Greg Dill Gaslights & Misleads Community With His “Statement on SafeHouse”
Editor's note: On October 17, 2021, The Ann Arbor Independent published an editorial in which we called for the Washtenaw Board of Commissioners to fire Greg Dill for his role in putting domestic violence victims and their children in…
Discussions and Memos from Closed Redistricting Panel Meeting Made Public
by Allison R. Donahue, Michigan Advance
After weeks of pressure from voting rights advocates and journalists and a ruling by the Michigan Supreme Court, the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting had to finally release seven memos…
In Whistleblower Complaint, Michigan AG Asked to Investigate SafeHouse Board, Executive Director and Staff
by P.D. Lesko
A whistleblower's complaint against SafeHouse Center, the non-profit's Board members, Executive Director and staff, dated October 31, 2021, has been filed with Michigan's Attorney General. The complaint asks AG Dana Nessel…
Ann Arbor U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell Pitted Against U.S. Rep. Brenda Lawrence in Every Redistricting Map Proposed
by Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, Mike Wilkinson
In the state House, Flint is represented by Democrats Cynthia Neeley and John Cherry, even though they live less than 3 miles apart within the city. But starting next year, they would be…
MDHHS Emails Reveal SafeHouse Executive Director Repeatedly Lied to Michigan Officials
by P.D. Lesko
On July 31, 2021, The Ann Arbor Independent published an article that revealed SafeHouse Center was unsafe, unsanitary and that client-facing staff at the non-profit worked in an atmosphere of what they called "racist…
County Prosecutor Released Public Statement to Retaliate Against Victim for Speaking to Media
by P.D. Lesko
Note: The Ann Arbor Independent sent a request for comment and questions to the County Prosecutor, Victoria Burton-Harris and Christina Hines via email. Read that email here.
Sources inside and outside the Washtenaw…
Prosecutor Drops All Charges Against Jeffrey Dwayne Smith, $3M Bond Rescinded
Note: This article has been updated with comments from Carla Marable, Jeffrey Dwayne Smith's lawyer.
by P.D. Lesko
Jeffrey Dwayne Smith, 47, a resident of Flat Rock, Michigan and a graduate of Eastern Michigan University, was…