In Final Ruling, Judge Decides in Favor of A2Indy in FOIA Suit Against Washtenaw County
by P.D. Lesko
On Jan. 24, 2025, Washtenaw County Circuit Court Judge Julia B. Owdziej ordered portions of the background check done by the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Special Investigations Unit on Sheriff's Deputy D'Angelo McWilliams…
Michigan ACLU Sues ICE to Obtain Records for Immigrants Being Held in Michigan Jails
by Ann Mullen
The ACLU of Michigan and the national ACLU filed a federal lawsuit on Jan. 22 to force U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the Michigan county jails it contracts with, to release records about detained…
County Homeowners May Be Entitled to 25-100 Percent Property Tax Abatements
by P.D. Lesko
In October 2024, Michigan had a foreclosure rate of one in every 3,918 housing units. The counties with the highest foreclosure activity were Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Genesee, and Kent. In 2024, Washtenaw County's Treasurer…
The Main Character of Ann Arbor Author Maria Leonhauser’s “Murder at Twin Beeches” is Good at Investigating, Bad at Relationships
By Martha Stuit
Who killed Michael Porter in the pantry with a candlestick during the preview party for the annual house and garden tour?
This question sets the scene for the cozy mystery novel Murder at Twin Beeches by Ann…
The Foodist: Make Plov, Not War
by Ari LeVaux
Plov is a hearty and meaty rice-based meal from Central Asia. The dish is widely considered the progenitor of rice pilaf and a cousin to paella. Native to present-day Uzbekistan, plov has spread throughout the former…
Film Review: “Laws of Man”
by Dennis Harvey
MPA Rating: R. Running time: 99 MIN.
Ambition outstrips expertise in writer-director Phil Blattenberger’s “Laws of Man,” whose serpentine plot winds up seeming a wild goose chase — one whose execution should have…
Records Show Housing Commission Exec. Dir. Responsible for $50K Settlement to Former Council Member; Jennifer Hall “Exceeded Her Authority”
by P.D. Lesko
Download and read the October 10, 2024 settlement agreement between former Council member Zachary Ackerman and the City of Ann Arbor.
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MLive first reported that former Ann Arbor City…
State Orders County Racial Equity Officer Derrick Jackson to Immediately Stop Practicing Social Work and Using the Title “Social Worker”
by P.D. Lesko
Download and read the State's Cease and Desist letter:
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On Sept. 9, 2024, the State of Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Bureau of…
Time for Congressional Term Limits
by Irv Karwick
83 percent of Americans agree!
Can you imagine that there would be anything that 83 percent of Americans, of all political persuasions, would agree upon?
Well, it is true and is confirmed from sources such as…
YPD Chief Kirk Moore “Retires” After Less Than Two Years
by P.D. Lesko
Kirk Moore, a captain in the Henderson, Nevada Police Dept. with over 500 sworn officers, took the helm of the Ypsilanti Police Dept. in April 2023. He signed a four year contract to lead the dept. with fewer than 40…
