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by Patricia Lesko City web server log records turned over to the The Ann Arbor Independent in response to a series of FOIA requests show that yet another Ann Arbor City Council member used his city-owned computer to access Facebook and…

by Keith Laing The Detroit News is reporting that Democrats in Michigan’s congressional delegation are working to stave off cuts proposed for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s facility in Ann Arbor, which is home to most of the…

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…

by Patricia Lesko The 8-3 vote last night to sell the Library Lot, a plot of publicly-owned land adjacent to the Downtown Library on Fifth Ave., will bring in $10 million from the developer, half of which will be deposited into the…

Aaron Marshall Everyone knows that distracted driving is dangerous. Everyone knows it’s happening, and that it’s responsible for deaths on American roads. But when it comes to specifics, the knowledge runs dry. Exactly how many people…

by Patricia Lesko As the saying goes, "In a free-market economy, you get what you give. In a state-run economy, you get what you can bribe a politician to give you." The Ann Arbor Independent was made aware of allegations that members of…

Update: This article has been updated to correctly attribute the video screen capture photo of Council member Chip Smith to Ward 5 resident Kevin Leeser. by Patricia Lesko Public records turned over to the The Ann Arbor Independent…

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…

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…

by The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Ann Arbor police are asking for help identifying a man who robbed a Comerica Bank Tuesday in Ann Arbor. According to police, the man entered the bank located at the corner of Washtenaw…