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Michigan Group Works to get Graduated Income Tax on November 2020 Ballot
The plan calls on the Legislature and governor to cut taxes for individuals with incomes up to $175,000 and joint filers who make less than $350,000.
A new group led by Democratic activists wants voters in November to decide whether…
Disturbing Details Emerge on Why City Administrator Put AAPD Chief on Two-Week Leave
by P.D. Lesko
Correction: Derek Delacourt, Ann Arbor's Community Services Area Administrator, responded to say he has no involvement with or jurisdiction over the Ann Arbor Unit of Community Standards.
On Friday February 21, 2020…
Council Votes 7-4 to Enter into a Separation Agreement With City Administrator: Here’s Why
Seven members of City Council, including four new members who were swept into office in November 2018, voted to part ways with City Administrator Howard Lazarus.
The reasons Lazarus lost his job were numerous, though perhaps not…
Super Drunk State Representative Rebekah Warren Tells Arresting Officer, “I’m a Senator.”
Former state senator and current state representative for the 55th district Rebekah Warren was shown on dashcam begging police officers not to take her in for a DUI because the move would end her career and go down in history as their…
It’s a Climate Emergency…Unless the Mayor and the Head of the City’s Sustainability Office Want to Fly With Their Political Friends, Half a Dozen City Staff…
In November 2019 AnnArbor City Council voted to pass a Climate Emergency resolution. When the resolution passed, Mayor Chris Taylor told the public, "This is an opportunity for the city to begin to address a topic of planetary concern in…
Ann Arbor State Rep. Yousef Rabhi Introduces Legislation to End MAGA Credits By 2022, But Taxpayers Still on the Hook for $300M
by Nick Manes
Efforts to permanently phase out one of the state’s old economic development programs now have bills in both chambers of the state Legislature.
A bipartisan group of state representatives this week…
Rep. Debbie Dingell Challenges Green New Deal With New Legislation That Pledges Climate Action by 2050
by Robin Bravender
U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) will soon roll out ambitious legislation to require the United States to achieve a 100% clean energy economy by 2050, she said Thursday.
The Michigander is one of several…
Ann Arbor 15th District Court Warrant Resolution Day Scheduled for Monday, Dec. 16
An event is planned for next month that will give individuals the opportunity for same-day resolution of their 15th District Court misdemeanor warrants. Ann Arbor 15th District Court Warrant Resolution Day is set for Monday, Dec. 16,…
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…
Opinion: How a Challenge Helped us Triple Student Voter Turnout at U-M
by Edie Goldenberg
A lot of naysayers doubted that efforts to inspire college students to vote could make much of a difference. We heard harsh judgements of the young: “They aren’t interested; they don’t plan ahead; they don’t follow…