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Sierra Club Endorses Jane Lumm in Ann Arbor Ward 2 City Council Race
by P.D. Lesko
Despite her continued opposition to the city's Greenbelt millage, money that city officials have used to purchase thousands of acres of land (tip o' the keyboard to Rita Mitchell), including farmland, in the area…
Urban Exile: Prepared to Slash Human Services Funding, County Commish Writes That Board “Needs Understanding”
by P.D. Lesko
Barbara Levin Bergman (left) is retiring from the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners at the end of her present term. As is the case in Washtenaw County politics, Andy LaBarre has been identified as the next District 8…
Savaged: Michigan’s Best Political Blogs
By Chris Savage
Since most of the writing I do is for my politics-focused blog, Eclectablog which has a strong emphasis on Michigan politics, we thought it would be fun to do a rundown of what I think are the ten best political blogs in…
Savaged: Recalls! Recalls! Recalls!
Since spring, nearly one-third of Michigan legislators have been targeted with a recall. 26 Republicans and 20 Democrats out of the total of 148 in office. It started when citizens, unhappy with what they saw as massive Republican overreach…
Michigan Protest Web Site Launches: “Put A Face to The 99 Percent.”
In Michigan, the economic collapse caused in good part by Wall Street greed continues to cause suffering for unemployed workers and struggling families, while the top 1% are doing better than any time in history.—from…
Gov. Snyder Tells Business Leaders: “Positive Thinking Will Create Jobs & End Hunger…”
Michigan's Governor, our own Professor Harold Hill, tells state residents and business leaders economic recovery is all about the Think Method.
New Study Shows Michigan Ranks in Top 10 Among States in Which State and Local Politicos Ignore Public Opinion
Two professors from Columbia University who study how well elected state and local officials translate public opinion into policy, have determined that Michigan ranks fourth in the nation among states in which elected officials are most…
While Ann Arbor Pols Push Tax Hike, Street Repair Millage Fund Balloons & Miles of Roads Resurfaced Plummets
For more than five years, Ann Arbor residents have had to deal with a mismanaged and heavy- handed city sidewalk program which forced them to pay for repairing sidewalks along their property. City officials estimate property owners spent…
In Ward 3 Debate, Kunselman Goes After DDA & Alleges Political “Cronyism” A Problem in Ann Arbor Government
The Ann Arbor chapter of the League of Women Voters sponsors candidate debates each election cycle for City Council races. On October 5, 2011, the League gave Third Ward Democrat Stephen Kunselman the chance to strut his political stuff…
Interview: U.S. Rep. Schauer
by Chris Savage
In 2008, Democratic state Senate Minority Leader Mark Schauer was elected to be the Representative for Michigan's 7th Congressional District, replacing Republican Tim Walberg. The 7th District, which spans a large…