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Sheriff Candidate Ken Magee: Fact Checking Mr. Clean
by P.D. Lesko
Ken Magee, candidate for County Sheriff, is clean, squeaky clean. In his more than 30-year career as a front line police officer, DEA agent and Chief of Police at the University of Michigan, Magee has never been…
Ann Arbor State Rep. Driving Force Behind $2B Transit Plan Proposal
by Jaime A. Hope
A state representative has expensive plans for the state’s mass transit system.
Rep. Jason Morgan, D-Ann Arbor, tweeted a plan last week to use $2 billion in taxpayer funds for transit in Michigan over the next ten…
In Superior Twp. Supervisor Race: Allegations of Racism, Coercion, Sign Stealing and “Nasty Politics”
by P.D. Lesko
Correction: Superior Twp. attorney Fred Lucas is not handing the Golden EEOC case. The Township's insurance company is handling the response to Irma Golden's EEOC complaint and has assigned attorney Dave Landry. It was…
“Just One Life Matters”: A Twisted Tagline Used By the “Great Pretenders” Running for Sheriff
by Ken Magee
Note: Ken Magee is a candidate in a three-way race to serve as the next Washtenaw County Sheriff.
Slide courtesy of Derrick Jackson, 2024 Community Violence Intervention Summit.
Does “just one life” matter to…
Sheriff Candidate Impersonated a Social Worker. In Email, Outlines Intention to Violate Michigan Law
by P.D. Lesko
Public employees who are paid for full-time work are expected to work full-time. Public employees who run for public office and who do so during the time they are paid and would normally be expected to be at work and/or in…
County Leadership Has Responsibilities, Not Privileges
by Robert Zimmerman
We ask leadership to do only one thing…… Lead. Actions, and inaction, always speak so much louder than words. Leadership sets the tone for the organization, whether it wants to or not!
Failure to understand this…
Sheriff Candidate Alyshia Dyer Sued by Credit Card Company for Defaulting on $20,958.98 in Debt
Updated 6/10/24 with a comment from Alyshia Dyer.
by P.D. Lesko
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On June 9, The Ann Arbor Independent received an anonymous email with a court filing attached. The same court filing was also sent to…
Lodi Twp. Supervisor Jan Godek Seen Destroying Public Record at Direction of Saline Mayor Brian Marl
by P.D. Lesko
On June 4, The Saline Post reported that in relation to Saline Mayor Brian Marl's alleged behind-the-scenes lobbying to have Saline Fire Chief Sperle fired by the members of the Saline Area Fire Board, Marl created and…
Ann Arbor Independent Files Lawsuit to Obtain Background Check of Sheriff’s Deputy Accused of Sex Crimes
Note: The A2Indy FOIA Fund has taken in over $40,000 in 2024. The newspaper uses this fund to pay to obtain public records. This is the newspaper's first lawsuit against Washtenaw County for refusing to turn over public records.
On…
Campaign Finance Violation Complaint Made Against Sheriff Candidate: State Officials Investigating
Correction: This article was corrected to reflect the correct total donation limit imposed on local candidates who run for Sheriff.
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by P.D. Lesko
May was Derrick Jackson's…