Mayor Taylor Used City Staff to Secretly “Harvest” Resident Email Addresses, Then Solicited Campaign Donations
by P.D. Lesko
In March 2022, The Ann Arbor Independent filed a Freedom of Information Act request to obtain all emails sent in 2020 and 2021 to and from City staff to any email address at Hooper Hathaway, the law firm where the Mayor is…
Film Review: Daisy Edgar-Jones in “Where the Crawdads Sing”
A young woman raised in the North Carolina marshes becomes the subject of investigation after a grisly murder in this film adaptation of Delia Owens’ best-selling novel.
Rated PG-13, 2 hours 5 minutes
by Lovia Garkye
Where the…
Regents Made Unprecedented Change to U-M President Ono’s Contract
by Jeremy Bauer-Wolf
Santa Ono, the incoming president of the University of Michigan, would lose his tenured faculty role if the institution fired him for cause, a departure from typical contracts with college chief executives.
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In Ward 5, Ali Ramlawi Defends His Seat on Council Against Marketing Executive Backed by Mayor
by P.D. Lesko
Ward 5 Council member Ali Ramlawi has served since 2018.
Ali Ramlawi was elected in 2018 to represent Ward 5 on Ann Arbor City Council. He defeated incumbent Chuck Warpehoski. Ramlawi's campaign website says he's…
Michigan Launches ‘988’ Behavioral Health Crisis Helpline
by Kyle Davidson, Michigan Advance
State officials on Thursday announced that Michigan would join the nation in using a new number, 988, to connect residents experiencing behavioral health crises with resources.
In 2020,…
J’Accuse–A Federal Judge’s Allegedly Anti-Semitic Ruling Must Be Challenged
by Mark Susselman, J.D., M.P.H.
I am writing this in honor of Dr. Miriam Brysk, who passed away on May 28, 2022, at the age of 87. Miriam was born in Warsaw in 1935. When the Nazis invaded Poland, she and her family escaped to the Lida…
Mayor’s Promise to Improve Roads Hits Pothole–Taylor’s Goal “Unattainable,” According to City Staff
by P.D. Lesko
When he ran for City Council in 2008, Christopher Taylor called Ann Arbor's 200 miles of residential streets, 100 miles of major streets, and 14 bridges "a disgrace." According to city pavement ratings from June 2022, 39…
Washtenaw County Reps Who’ve Missed the Most Votes in Lansing
by P.D. Lesko
Michigan's legislators are among the highest paid in the nation. Currently, legislators in our state receive a base pay of $79,650, plus another $12,000 annually for expenses. Leadership positions receive added…
U-M study: In Michigan, Women, Hispanics and Low-Income Residents Hit Hardest by Long COVID
by Anna Gustafson
About one in five Michiganders infected with coronavirus develop “Long COVID,” and the often debilitating chronic illness that leaves people struggling with fatigue, cardiac issues and breathing problems. And it is…
Endorsements in Washtenaw County Political Races Hide Political Truths From Voters
Washtenaw County Sheriff Jerry Clayton.
Washtenaw County Sheriff Jerry Clayton has endorsed Ann Arbor City Council candidates, as well as County Commissioner Sue Shink, who's in a three-way primary race for a seat in the Michigan…