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Ann Arbor Independent & ACLU Press Police to Release Public Records About Rosser Shooting
The Ann Arbor Independent filed a Freedom of Information Act request for the incident report filed by AAPD officers after the shooting of Aura Rosser. The ACLU of Michigan has been in contact with the AAPD, as well, urging the release of…
EDITORIAL: City Employees Cashing Out Unused Vacation Hours Must End
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS fell down on the job between 2011 and 2014. The job performances of City Administrator Steve Powers and City Attorney Stephen Postema went without review. The Charter calls for Council members to evaluate only two city…
AAPD Chief’s Decision to Keep a Lid on Details About Woman’s Shooting Triggers Questions
AAPD Chief Seto, when asked, declined to release the name of the officer who shot Aura Rosser. Neither would he answer questions about how many officers responded to the call and why two officers have been put on paid administrative leave.…
At Nov. 19 Meeting County Commissioners to Debate Policy That Gives Local Businesses Preference
The Washtenaw County Commissioners Ways and Means Committee recently gave the thumbs up to a proposal which gives a financial boost to local, county and state businesses which bid on contracts bid out by Washtenaw County.
The Local…
Black Berrien County Activist Convicted by All-White Jury
by Abayomi Azikiwe
AN ALL-WHITE jury in St. Joseph, Michigan has found Rev. Edward Pinkney guilty of five felony counts of forgery stemming from a recall campaign against Mayor James Hightower of Benton Harbor earlier this year.
The…
Crimes Reported by AAPD Oct. 29-Nov. 5
OVER THE PREVIOUS week, there were 76 crimes reported by the AAPD. For the AAPD last week, Saturday was the day on which the most crimes were reported, 36 on that day.
The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Department reported 45 crimes during…
Debbie Dingell Makes History—Captures Husband’s Seat in U.S. House of Representatives
IN AN OCTOBER 2014 piece titled “Who to Watch in House Class of 2014” newly-elected Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) was dubbed one of the “operators.” Fundraising in the race for Michigan’s 12th congressional district was one-sided. Debbie…
Washtenaw County Clerk’s Office Lags Hours Behind Wayne, Oakland and Livingston Clerks in Posting Election Results
by P.D. Lesko
ANN ARBOR NEWS reporter Ben Freed posted a graphic of Cookie Monster tapping his fingers, then deleted the posting. Once again, the Washtenaw County Clerk finds himself at the center of a debate about handling ballots.…
Saline Mayor Announces Endorsements, Challenger Releases Statement Touting “Successes”
IN SALINE, THE race for mayor has been contentious. Just days after Mayor Brian Marl released a statement in which he announced the endorsements of several elected officials, including county commissioners.
Challenger Lee Bourgoin shot…
CANDIDATE INTERVIEW: Ann Arbor Board of Education Incumbent: Christine Stead
CHRISTINE STEAD IS the Vice President of the AAPS Board of Education. She comes to her interview dressed conservatively. She is not an Ann Arbor Birkenstock Board Bohemian. She is warm, smooth—not smarmy—in her answers and the definition of…