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Ranked Choice Voting in Ann Arbor? What to Know About an Upcoming Statewide Ballot Initiative
by Hayley Harding, Votebeat
Michigan could become the most populous jurisdiction in the country to adopt a complex and controversial voting method under a proposal headed to the Board of State Canvassers for review.
An initiative led…
Circuit Court Judge’s Dismissal of FOIA Suit Against Supreme Felons, Inc. Appealed to Michigan Court of Appeals
On Sept, 11, 2024 and Sept. 13, 2024 two Freedom of Information Act requests for 2023 financial records were submitted to Billy Cole, President/CEO of the local, county-funded non-profit Supreme Felons, Inc. Cole answered both FOIA…
Scio Twp. Supervisor’s Lawyer Accuses Judge J. Cedric Simpson of Violating Client’s Constitutional Rights and of Showing Favoritism
by P.D. Lesko
At a July 1, 2025 hearing, Scio Twp. Supervisor Jillian Kerry's lawyer, R. Michael Bullotta, a former United States prosecutor in Los Angeles and Detroit took an opportunity to place on the record an accusation that 14-A1…
Trump’s One, Big Beautiful Bill (Law) Will Be Good For the Ann Arbor Area
by Catherine Rogers
I write to celebrate! We Americans will now enjoy more freedom and and prosperity as a result of the new bill (H.R.1, 119th Congress). The 2017 tax cuts that put money back into the pockets of Americans are now…
A2Politico: AADL Annual Reports Should Guide Your Votes on Proposals A and B
AADL Dir. Eli Neiburger says the the Downtown Library is "bursting at the seams" and we need to build a new, bigger one. The AADL Annual Reports say otherwise. Since 2018, total AADL door visits are down 25 percent, the number of items…
Michigan Senate Bill 372 Aims to Cap Rental Application Fees at $25
by Anna Nichols
Legislation to ban landlords from imposing any fees that are not reasonable, while also capping rental application fees at $25, is being considered in the Michigan Senate.
Lawmakers on the state Senate Housing and…
Will New Green Rental Housing Ordinance Push Rents Even Higher? Landlords Say, “Yes”
by Jaime A. Hope
Ann Arbor's City Council recently passed a green-energy housing ordinance. The Exec. Dir. of the Washtenaw Area Apartment Association says the new ordinance will increase red tape and expenses for rental housing owners…
Oakland County Prosecutor Announces Bid for Dem Nomination to Serve As Michigan’s Next AG
by Ben Solis
Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald announced her intention to seek the Michigan Democratic Party nomination in 2026 for state attorney general.
McDonald had teased big news this week via social media. On Tuesday…
City Planning Commissioners’ Removal of Hundreds of Acres of Public Parkland From New City Land Use Plan Is Improper, Says Neighborhood Group
The unexplained deletion paves the way for development, subverts the will of the voters, and exposes the city to potential legal and financial fallout, says Ann Arbor Neighborhood Network group in its "Ann Arbor’s Parkland and Public…
Washtenaw County Appeal of A2Indy FOIA Case Win Gets Shot Down in Michigan Court of Appeals
by P.D. Lesko
Miller Johnson attorney James A. Buster faced three incredulous Michigan Appeals Court judges. The first question asked of Mr. Buster was telling: "Why isn't this moot?" Buster offered no arguments why his appeal on…