Council Votes 7-4 to Enter into a Separation Agreement With City Administrator: Here’s Why
Seven members of City Council, including four new members who were swept into office in November 2018, voted to part ways with City Administrator Howard Lazarus.
The reasons Lazarus lost his job were numerous, though perhaps not…
A2Politico: Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish—On Feb. 20, 2020, the Ann Arbor News Will Turn Off Commenting
by P.D. Lesko
On February 18, 2020 MLive's Vice President of Content, John Hiner wrote, "I’m writing today to announce a significant change to the MLive.com website experience: At 6 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, we will permanently…
Super Drunk State Representative Rebekah Warren Tells Arresting Officer, “I’m a Senator.”
Former state senator and current state representative for the 55th district Rebekah Warren was shown on dashcam begging police officers not to take her in for a DUI because the move would end her career and go down in history as their…
Michigan Earned an ‘F’ in Government Integrity. Help Us Do Better
by Nancy Wang
Three years ago, Voters Not Politicians was preparing to hold 33 town halls in 33 days across Michigan to hear voters’ solutions for ending gerrymandering in our state.
Two years ago, we embarked on a ballot…
Two People in Washtenaw County Being Tested for Coronavirus
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has referred three potential cases of the new coronavirus from Washtenaw and Macomb counties to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for testing.
Results are expected…
Students Concerned About Transparency in UM Provost Sexual Misconduct Investigation
by Allison Donahue/Michigan Advance
University of Michigan Provost Martin Philbert, executive vice president of academic affairs, was placed on administrative leave Wednesday following several allegations of sexual misconduct. But there…
“The Believers Are But Brothers” Explores the Darkest Corners of the Internet
by Christopher Porter
Last night it felt like Javaad Alipoor's The Believers Are But Brothers started in the lobby of U-M's Arthur Miller Theatre. I was asked by a stranger for my phone number so I could be added to a WhatsApp…
It’s a Climate Emergency…Unless the Mayor and the Head of the City’s Sustainability Office Want to Fly With Their Political Friends, Half a Dozen City Staff…
In November 2019 AnnArbor City Council voted to pass a Climate Emergency resolution. When the resolution passed, Mayor Chris Taylor told the public, "This is an opportunity for the city to begin to address a topic of planetary concern in…
Ann Arbor State Rep. Yousef Rabhi Introduces Legislation to End MAGA Credits By 2022, But Taxpayers Still on the Hook for $300M
by Nick Manes
Efforts to permanently phase out one of the state’s old economic development programs now have bills in both chambers of the state Legislature.
A bipartisan group of state representatives this week…
Rep. Debbie Dingell Challenges Green New Deal With New Legislation That Pledges Climate Action by 2050
by Robin Bravender
U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) will soon roll out ambitious legislation to require the United States to achieve a 100% clean energy economy by 2050, she said Thursday.
The Michigander is one of several…