Dismantling the Dept. of Education is Impacting Ann Arbor Students
by Salem Dinh
I am writing to you today as a current high school student in Ann Arbor about the recent decisions regarding the Supreme Court of the United States. As you may have recently heard, on July 14th, 2025, the Supreme Court…
Former City Attorney: “Proposals A & B Deed Property to AADL For $1 And Allow AADL to Sell Off Property”
by Bruce Laidlaw
Understanding the August special election ballot questions requires reading the charter sectionthat would be repealed. It says: SECTION 1.4. The City-owned public land bounded by Fifth Avenue, and William, Division and…
UM School of Music Professor Loses Job in Response to Title IX Complaint Investigation
by Jon King
A University of Michigan professor has been dismissed from his position in the university’s School of Music, Theatre and Dance following a complaint of inappropriate conduct with a graduate student.
In a unanimous vote of…
Naturalize Or Terrorize? ICE Is a Racket – And It’s Costing Too Much
by Rivera Sun
After spending months firing federal workers, slashing public services, gutting healthcare, and raising taxes for everyone but the rich, our country just wasted hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars on a detention…
Your Data Privacy is Disappearing – Here’s What You Can Do About It
by Dr. Mike Chapple
Cybersecurity and data privacy are constantly in the news. Governments are passing new cybersecurity laws. Companies are investing in cybersecurity controls such as firewalls, encryption and awareness…
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…
The Foodist: Fragrant Lily Dumplings
by Ari LeVaux
Eating my first potsticker belongs on the list of life experiences that I’ll never forget. It happened at the Oriental Garden Chinese restaurant in my hometown. They were labeled Peking Ravioli, and I had a good…
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…