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Head of AATA Admits in Email That “Many Folks” Prefer That Millage Money Fund Existing City-Wide Transit, Not Proposed County-Wide Plan

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jan 18, 2012 0

by P.D. Lesko In September 2011, former Ann Arbor News reporter Tom Gantert did what he does best: published the truth. In point of fact, writing for Michigan Capitol Confidential, Gantert published information about the pay of staffers at…

Politico Who Understated City Debt By $215,000,000 In Open Letter To Newspaper Complains About “Misinformation”

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jan 17, 2012 14

by P.D. Lesko Fifth Ward Council member Mike Anglin sent out an email on January 15, 2012 in which he urged Ann Arbor residents to vocally oppose John Hieftje's proposal that Ann Arbor enter into a regional transportation agreement under…

Via Email Blast Local Politicos Urge Public To Rise Up & Stop Mayor’s Anti-Democratic Scheming

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jan 16, 2012 0

by P.D. Lesko In 2004, the Ann Arbor News Editorial Board published an endorsement of Hieftje's mayoral opponent that included this zinger, preserved for posterity by Google: “Hieftje’s largest failure is not one of vision, but leadership.…

Ward 3 & Ward 5 Challengers Get Campaign Funding From Many of the Same Donors

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 24, 2011 6

A2P Notes: All of the information about the donors and amounts comes from the Washtenaw County campaign finance web site. To search the database, and examine the candidate campaign finance disclosures yourself, visit this link:…

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