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Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice

Partners For Transit Group Backs AAATA Tax Hike Proposal—A Look At Who’s Who In The Coalition

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 5, 2014 0

A COMMITTEE CALLING itself Partners For Transit (PFT) filed papers to register with Washtenaw County’s Elections Division in 2010; the date the committee was formed is listed on the Statement of Organization as November 18, 2009. The…

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Emails Reveal DDA Threatens to Cut Money That Funds Job of Council Member’s Wife

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 29, 2013 11

by P.D. Lesko There are five solid votes on City Council to bring to heel the members of the Downtown Development Authority Board of Directors. Those are the votes of Sumi Kailsapathy, Jane Lumm, Sally Hart-Petersen, Stephen Kunselman…

Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice Members Object To Use of Religious Org. to Push Pols' $500M Transit Plan

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 20, 2012 2

by P.D. Lesko Ward 5 City Council candidate Chuck Warpehoski lists his job as the Executive Director of the tiny Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice on his City Council campaign web site as "community service." It's obvious that he's…

Ward 5 Council Candidate Chuck Warpehoski: A Moderate Religious Voice Prone To Immoderate Lapses

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 8, 2012 10

by P.D. Lesko Fifth Ward Council member Carsten Hohnke has had enough. In his email to constituents, Hohnke told readers he was stepping down after two terms to "spend more time with his family." A classic political dodge. Norman Fowler, a…