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Cynthia Harrison
by Alan Haber
If you are an Ann Arbor voter or know Ann Arbor voters, please vote and use your influence to vote out the City Council incumbents: Mayor Taylor, and Council Members Jenn Cornell and Cynthia Harrison.
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The Invisible Women: Two Council Members Have, Combined, Missed More Than A Year of Meetings
Note: Edited to add a comment from Ward 1 candidate Rebecca Arends, LMSW.
by P.D. Lesko
Ann Arbor City Council members Cynthia Harrison (D-Ward 1) and Jennifer Cornell (D-Ward 5) are both running for re-election to office. City!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
City Council Members Come Out Against Ann Arbor For Public Power: “It’s Not A Wise Plan”
by P.D. Lesko
Ward 4 Council member Dharma Akmon posted to Facebook about the Ballot Question Committee Ann Arbor for Public Power (A2P2) that, "The proposed charter amendment would create a new municipal electric utility and a new!-->!-->!-->…
Ward 1 Candidate Forum: Candidates’ Views on Money in Local Politics
Editor's Note: This article has been corrected. Council member Harrison doesn't live in Arrowwood Co-op.
by P.D. Lesko
At the one-hour Ward 1 candidate forum sponsored by Arrowwood Cooperative, where candidate Rebecca Arends lives,!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Ward One Council Candidate Uncovers Waste, Duplication of Efforts and Foot-dragging in Implementing Unarmed Police Response
Editor's Note: Ward One City Council candidate Rebecca Arends used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain public records to try to understand why, several years after City Council allocated more than $3.5 million to shape and implement!-->…
Records Reveal Sheriff Has Not Submitted Required Travel Reports–Failing to Document Hundreds of Travel-Related Credit Card Charges
by P.D. Lesko
Sheriff Alyshia Dyer's frequent travel has been criticized by present, as well as former employees who worked under former Sheriff Jerry Clayton. The County Administrator, County Prosecutor, County Treasurer and County!-->!-->!-->…
Sheriff Dyer Says It Is Her “Right” To Appoint Former Romantic Partner to HR Position
by P.D. Lesko
County Sheriff Alyshia Dyer illegally used discretionary appointments rather than a public, open hiring process to fill positions in her dept. Dyer appointed a Dir. of Innovation, a Dir. of Operations and a Dir. of HR and!-->!-->!-->…
Endorsements in Washtenaw County Political Races Hide Political Truths From Voters
Washtenaw County Sheriff Jerry Clayton.
Washtenaw County Sheriff Jerry Clayton has endorsed Ann Arbor City Council candidates, as well as County Commissioner Sue Shink, who's in a three-way primary race for a seat in the Michigan!-->!-->!-->…