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Ann Arbor Docs Convicted Of Running Narcotics “Pill Mill”
by The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team
Two Ann Arbor-area doctors face significant prison time after they were found guilty on March 23 of writing unnecessary prescriptions for narcotics.
The U.S. Attorney’s office in Detroit…
Crime Data Show Rise in Reports of Violent Crime in Ann Arbor—Is It a Blip or a Trend?
by Patricia Lesko
Ann Arbor recently passed Detroit as the city with the highest assessed value in the state. In the realm of public safety, however, while the number of violent crimes and property crimes in Detroit have fallen, in Ann…
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…
State House Passes FOIA Bill That Strips Governor and Legislature of Exemption
by Kathy Hoekstra | Watchdog.com
Driven by a sex scandal at the state Capitol and lead in the Flint water supply, the Michigan House of Representatives approved bills aimed at fixing the nation’s worst open records law.
The 10-bill…
AAPD is on Twitter: Police Are Using Social Media in New and Sometimes Disturbing Ways
by Laura Entis
The Ann Arbor Police Dept. this week launched a Twitter account: @A2Police. In two days, Ann Arbor's women and men in blue have Tweeted out three times. In the same time period, one of the seven Twitter accounts of the New…
Peters, Portman & Stabenow Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Boost Great Lakes Funding
by Rob C. Smith
At the beginning of March, the White House proposed gutting Environmental Protection Agency funding that pays for Great Lakes pollution cleanup by 97 percent, according to a budget document obtained by the National…
Property Tax Assessment Appeal Appointments Available March 20-23
by The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team
Next Monday, the Ann Arbor Board of Review will hear appeals of city tax assessments. To schedule a review, taxpayers are required to call the assessor's office at 734-794-6530. Sessions are…
It’s Sunshine Week: Ann Arbor and Michigan Struggle With Governmental Transparency
by Dave Alexander
In recognition of Sunshine Week, a time that highlights the need for transparency and accountability in government, Progress Michigan is rolling out several major updates to the Sunshine Squad, an online tool that now…
Downtown Merchant Associations Say DDA Recommendation “Threatens” Merchants’ “Very Existence”
by Patricia Lesko
In a meeting held at lunch-time on Wednesday Mar. 1, over the objections of both the Main Street and State Street Area Association member business owners, the Downtown Development Authority Board approved the leasing of…
City Staff Agenda Responses Answer Some Questions About Landfilling of Glass Recyclables
by Patricia Lesko
The Ann Arbor Independent recently reported that for a period of time thought to be several years, prior to July 2016, Ann Arbor's recycled glass hauled by Recycle Ann Arbor and handled by ReCommunity had been processed…