Ann Arbor City Council

by P.D. Lesko In Ann Arbor, 57 businesses received PPP (Paycheck Protection Plan) loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration in amounts between $1 million and $10 million. Only one of the companies, Skysync, Inc., is…

by P.D. Lesko Locally, candidates and their supporters have attacked incumbents and others as "conservative." It muddies the water, particularly in partisan primary elections. Sometimes, then, it comes down to the credibility of the…

Public records provided by the County Clerk's office show that Ward 4 candidate Jen Eyer, who is running for City Council, missed multiple opportunities to vote against incumbent Jack Eaton. She has also missed opportunities to vote in…

Facts and truth should matter to all of us. It has to be the starting point for every decision. by Elizabeth Nelson I’m relieved to be living in Ann Arbor during this pandemic. Your local leaders and city staff are serious about…

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…

by Patricia Lesko Erica Briggs, Jennifer Eyer and Lisa Disch all announced their respective candidacies for City Council and the 2020 primary election well over a year in advance. The trio, on their websites, talk about progressive…

Dr. Lisa Disch is a professor of political science. Disch specializes in "contemporary continental political thought, paying particular attention to feminist theory, political ecology, and theories of democracy in both the US and France,"…

On Tuesday August 8 Ann Arbor voters will go to the polls to vote in the City Council Democratic primary elections. The Ann Arbor Independent does not endorse in political races. We think our readers are informed enough to use the…

by Dave Alexander This year, Ann Arbor CTN has produced short (2-3 minute) videos in which all the candidates running in the Aug. 8 Democratic primary election have a chance to introduce themselves and their campaigns to Ann Arbor…

Updated: On Aug. 3, the Mayor sent out an email to residents in which he endorses Council candidates. Portions of Taylor's email have been added to this article. by Patricia Lesko "To lie about an issue is to be a politician. To lie…