by P.D. Lesko Former Ypsilanti Twp. trustee Monica Ross-Williams attended the Mar. 20, 2024 meeting of the Washtenaw County Commissioners for one reason: she wanted to register her shock and displeasure at the County Commissioners' lax…

by P.D. Lesko County records revealed that between 2022-2023, Alize Asberry Payne charged $115,000 to the credit card given to her by Washtenaw County. Along with trips, workshops, conferences, and a $3,700 payment to the Detroit…

by P.D. Lesko Since the July 31, 2021 publication of the first in a series of investigative articles about the mismanagement of SafeHouse Center, the County's domestic violence shelter, all 18 members of the Board of Directors on whose…

Note: This article was made possible by the Ann Arbor Independent's FOIA Fund. To donate to the FOIA Fund, click here. by P.D. Lesko On Tuesday, August 15 the Ypsilanti Township Board of Trustees’ meeting agenda included Resolution…

by P.D. Lesko As the saying goes: One hand washes the other. In the case of County Administrator Greg Dill and the Washtenaw County Commissioners, they have worked together to more than double their own pay since Dill was hired in 2016.…

by Monica Ross-Williams, MBA; LIA - Organizer for Citizens for Ethical Government in Washtenaw County Please note: I requested no meeting of any sort with Mr. Billy Cole. His claim that I did in the podcast audio clip linked to here is…

by P.D. Lesko Long-time Detroit News crime reporter George Hunter picked up the Ann Arbor Independent's reporting on the fraudulent grant application submitted to Washtenaw County by local non-profit Supreme Felons, Inc. for $1.2…

by P.D. Lesko Supreme Felons, Inc., a local non-profit that was awarded $1.2 million in federal funding by the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners in July 2022, has never filed state or federal tax returns, public records show.…

Updated 1/24/22 with comments from Nicole Beverly. by P.D. Lesko On January 18, 2022, after the results of an independent investigation into allegations of mismanagement were delivered to the SafeHouse Board of Directors, long-time…

by P.D. Lesko The Ann Arbor Independent used the Michigan Freedom of Information Act to obtain eight months of County Administrator Greg Dill's county-owned cell phone bills, as well as emails between Dill and former SafeHouse Executive…