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Christopher Taylor

Ann Arbor Politicians Trot Out the “Young People” as a Campaign Issue—A “Young Person” Responds

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Oct 29, 2014 0

Editor: Democratic candidate for mayor Christopher Taylor has repeatedly commented on the need to encourage “young people to choose Ann Arbor.” We sent our 17-year-old high school intern, Micaela Stevenson, to the League of Women Voters…

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Ward 3 Politicos Oppose Inquiry into 40+ Cash Withdrawls Made By Chair of Ann Arbor City Democratic Party

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Sep 11, 2014 4

by P.D. Lesko THE EXECUTIVE Committee of the Ann Arbor Dems recently voted on a proposal put forward at the group’s most recent meeting to “close the books” on Chair Mike Henry’s $6,000 in cash withdrawls. The group voted to accept…

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A2POLITICO: Toledo Water Crisis and the Ann Arbor Water Crisis

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Aug 16, 2014 0

by P.D. Lesko I AM AT work on an investigative piece about money allegedly mishandled. I don’t want to give away too much, but suffice it to say the people involved would rather the story not be told. We’re all guilty of wishing we…

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Owner of MEDC Media Contractor Gave Late Donation to Democratic Mayoral Candidate Taylor

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Aug 15, 2014 0

PAUL SCHUTT IS the co-founder and co-CEO of Issue Media Group—a Detroit based media company which creates a number of online magazines including Ann Arbor’s ConcentrateMedia.com. Schutt gave a late donation to mayoral candidate Christopher…

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Westphal Defeats Kaplan in Ward 2 City Council Race—Council Focus Will Continue to be Development and Downtown

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Aug 7, 2014 1

WHILE THE CITY’S bankers, lawyers, developers, rich and influential poured over $75,000 into the mayoral primary election campaign of Ward 3 Council member Christopher Taylor, the balance of power on City Council hung in the balance of…

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Christopher Taylor Wins Four-Way Mayoral Primary Race

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Aug 6, 2014 0

by P.D. Lesko Petersen, Briere and Kunselman defeated—Sally Petersen slated to step down in November 2014. Stephen Kunselman says he will not run for re-election in 2015. Liksewise, Sabra Briere has suggested she will not seek…

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Mayoral Candidate Taylor: OMA Lawsuit, Poor Attendance Record on Council

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 30, 2014 0

Christopher Taylor: Campaigning as “collaborative”: Four current Council members endorsed against him. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: U-M employs Taylor’s wife, Eva Rosenwald, full-time. Accepted $4,000 campaign donation from U-M…

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Mayoral Candidate Snubs Ann Arbor News Endorsement He Competed to Get

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 24, 2014 6

NEWSPAPER endorsements are controversial for any number of reasons not the least among which is that readers can interpret endorsements as a paper supporting a particular candidate. Over the past several years, papers from the Chicago…

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Mayoral Candidates Have Different Stances on Homelessness

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 23, 2014 0

JUST DAYS AFTER Ann Arbor and MDOT officials bulldozed a homeless encampment, four mayoral candidates signed a pledge to end homelessness in the city by 2018. The pledge which they signed reads: “We pledge to commit financial and political…

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A2POLITICO: Mayor’s Race: Looking Past the Platitudes to the Voting Records

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 21, 2014 0

By P.D. Lesko IF A PLATITUDE falls from the lips of a political candidate and no one’s there to hear it, does it make a sound? The local media are breathlessly reprinting the platitudes offered up at the many mayoral forums sponsored by…

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