Michigan Republicans Look to Ban Ranked Choice Voting as Petition Drive Revs Up
House lawmakers are trying to counter a statewide campaign aimed at getting the method enshrined in the state constitution.
by Hayley Harding, Votebeat
Just as efforts to add ranked choice voting to the Michigan Constitution are…
Scio Twp. Board of Trustees Votes to Dissolve Its DDA
by P.D. Lesko
At its Aug. 12, 2024 meeting, four members of the Board of Trustees of Scio Twp. voted to dissolve its Downtown Development Authority (DDA). Clerk Jessica Flintoft and Trustees David Read, Kathleen Brandt and Kathy Knol…
Scio Twp. Supervisor Bound Over for Trial on Charges of Alleged Felony Computer Crimes
by P.D. Lesko
On Aug. 12, 2025, Scio Twp. Supervisor Jillian Kerry was bound over for trial in the 22nd Circuit Court on charges of two alleged felony computer crimes. Judge J. Cedric Simpson of the 14-A District Court listened as…
Ann Arbor Author’s Short Story Collection Nominated For Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction
by Christopher Porter
The first tale in Dr. Ursula Whitcher's novella-length short-stories collection, North Continent Ribbon, offers a striking example of the sci-fi author's poetic prose:
I stepped toward him with a…
Supporters of the Downtown Library Hit With Error Letter from Clerk; Library Green Conservancy Could Get Pounded By IRS
8/7/2025: This article was corrected to reflect the percentage of its total expenditures the Friends of the Ann Arbor Library expended on lobbying.
by P.D. Lesko
In a July 30, 2025 letter signed by Rena Basch, County Clerk Larry…
Proposals A & B Pass: Lawsuit Questioning Legality of Ballot Language Remains—A Quixotic Legal Battle
by P.D. Lesko
After an expensive and bitter battle between the Library Green Conservancy, the AADL Board members and City Council members, on August 5, 2025 Proposals A (to revoke the 2018 Charter amendment which called for the creation…
Theater Review: “Radical Empathy”
Playwright David Wells’ Radical Empathy is a challenging look at that movement through the relationship of an American couple and an Iraqi couple during the conflict between U.S. forces and ISIS from 2011 to 2018.
by Hugh Gallagher
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AI Powered Personalized Pricing is Costing You More. How to Avoid It.
by Jay L. Zagorsky
Recently, Delta Air Lines announced it would expand its use of artificial intelligence to provide individualized prices to customers. This move sparked concern among flyers and politicians. But Delta…
How Germy is the Public Pool? An Infectious Disease Expert Weighs in
by Lisa Cuchara
On hot summer days, few things are more refreshing than a dip in the pool. But have you ever wondered if the pool is as clean as that crystal blue water appears?
As an immunologist and infectious disease…
Ann Arbor Resident Alleged Judge Was Biased and City Violated Open Meetings Act: Court of Appeals Says, “Nope”
by P.D. Lesko
On June 9, 2025 in an unpublished opinion, the Michigan Court of Appeals refused to reverse trial court Judge Carol Kuhnke's ruling that went against John C, Floyd, III and his attorney Bruce Laidlaw, who sued the City of…