Michigan ACLU Settles Lawsuit Against Secretary of Homeland Security for Revoking F-1 Student Visas
The ACLU of Michigan announced on June 2, 2025 that it had reached an agreement to dismiss the federal lawsuit it filed in April against the Trump administration for abruptly and illegally terminating the F-1 student immigration status of…
County Prosecutor Charges Former Ypsilanti City Manager Frances McMullan With Financial Crimes
Correction: The spelling of Ms. McMullan's name has been corrected. On August 28, 2025 an update was posted. Ms. McMullan's case was adjudicated. Read about that here.
by P.D. Lesko
On June 4, 2025, the City of Ypsilanti sent out a…
Suicide Among Southeast Michigan’s Youth: A Health Crisis Call to Action
by Stephen Modell, M.D. and Sarah Hartzell, Ph.D.
Youth suicide prevention in Southeast Michigan and nationally has, this last year, experienced fits and starts. In October 2024, Superior Township leadership voted its final approval…
Now “Anti-DEI” Santa Ono Faces GOP Headwinds at Univ. of Florida Over UM DEI 2.0 Program
by Jay Waagmeester
University of Florida President-elect Santa Ono could receive $3 million per year if the Florida State University System’s Board of Governors confirms him this week.
The proposed contract between UF and…
Trump Administration Removes List Targeting Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County As Refusing to Cooperate with Federal Immigration Law
by P.D. Lesko
“Sanctuary” has no legal definition. The term encompasses a range of protection for immigrants, particularly those living in the U.S. illegally. Most often, the laws put legal limits on how law enforcement in those…
Scio Township Has Spent $103K in Legal Fees For Sup. Jillian Kerry, Now Trustees Tighten Purse Strings
by P.D. Lesko
Between Dec. 2023 and October 2024 in the matter of State of Michigan v Kerry, Scio Township paid $103,677.25 for reimbursement of Supervisor Jillian Kerry's cost of two attorneys’ services she incurred. Kerry's case stems…
Study Says U-M Football Brings $227M in Visitor Spending to Ann Arbor; Programs Elsewhere Generate More For Their Host Cities
by P.D. Lesko
On May 5, 2025, Destination Ann Arbor (the City of Ann Arbor Visitor's Bureau) released the results of a study the group obtained to gauge the economic impact of Michigan football on the City of Ann Arbor. While the $227…
Washtenaw County State Legislators’ Pork Spending Revealed: Huge Handouts for Small Non-Profits
by P.D. Lesko
What Americans call political pork spending (legislators who ask that federal and state spending be approved for pet projects) in the Michigan Legislature is referred to as "directed spending." Michigan GOP leaders have…
Michigan Coach Moore’s Suspension Raises Questions
by Lee Enochs
The recent news that current Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore is expected to be suspended for two games during the upcoming 2025 season as part of the University of Michigan’s self-imposed sanctions pertaining to the…
Package of Bills Introduced in Michigan House and Senate Aim to Ban Gender Transition Treatment for Minors
by J.D. Davidson
Michigan could join a growing list of states that ban gender transition procedures for minors.
The package of bills introduced in both the House and Senate would stop health care providers from prescribing puberty…
