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Jeff Hayner

Social Media Blocks By Local Elected Officials Trample on Residents’ First Amendment Rights

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Oct 20, 2021

by P.D. Lesko Note: If you are blocked on social media by any elected official, this may be a violation of your First Amendment rights. The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University successfully sued President Donald…

Investigations

SafeHouse Center is a “Dangerous Dump” and Survivors Say, “Enough is Enough”

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Sep 15, 2021 21

UPDATE 1/22/22: Independent Investigation Confirms Allegations of SafeHouse Mismanagement: Executive Director Barbara Niess-May Resigns September 17, 2021: Updated with additional audio clips, video and photos. Update October 6,…

A2Politico

On Using the LGBTQ Community & Desperation Politics: An Open Letter to Ward 3 Council Member Travis Radina

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 12, 2021 0

by Patricia Lesko When I ran for office against John Hieftje in 2010, a man named Phil Volk, then a leading member of Ann Arbor's gay community, published an opinion piece in which he said I was an "embarrassment to the gay community."…

A2Politico

Corruption On Display: The Ann Arbor City Attorney, the Washtenaw County Prosecutor, and the Irwin/Eyer DV Case

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 7, 2021 25

by Patricia Lesko The majority of domestic abusers are poorly-educated, white men. In the case of Mitchell Irwin, the abuser is a 1 Percenter Poster Boy, an educated, rich, 68-year-old white man, a former Michigan State Senator,…

Ann Arbor Government

City Council Members Vote to Require a Funding Plan for the $1 Billion A2 Zero Carbon Neutrality Plan

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 21, 2020 0

by P.D. Lesko "There is no funding plan." Ward 2 Council member Jane Lumm (I) repeated this phrase during the discussion on April 20 of a resolution co-sponsored by Mayor Taylor, Ward 3 Council members Grand and Ackerman, and Ward 5…

Boards and Commissions

Failed Taylor Appointee Threatens to Take Out Everyone on Council Who Voted Against His Nomination

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 5, 2019 2

by Patricia Lesko In an earlier piece (https://www.facebook.com/A2Indy/posts/2468909916509588), I introduced you to Joe Malcoun. Malcoun, a Taylor stalwart and resident of Ward 3, is the co-owner of the Blind Pig and Nutshell software.…

Enviro

Trio of Council Members Brush Aside City Staff Concerns, Push to Award Contract to Recycle Ann Arbor

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 6, 2017 14

by Patricia Lesko Chip Smith (D-Ward 5), Zach Ackerman (D-Ward 3) and Jason Frenzel (D-Ward 1) have put forward a Council resolution that would require city staff to negotiate a contract with Recycle Ann Arbor (RAA)—a subsidiary of the…

Ann Arbor Government

Interview: Ward 1 Independent Jeff Hayner Discusses Proactive Policing, Recycling and Lower Town

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Oct 14, 2013 0

Editor’s Note: Ward 1 incumbent Sabra Briere was given the opportunity to participate in this interview and provide answers to these questions. She chose not to do so. A2Indy: What are the two most pressing issues facing Ward 1 in your…

Ann Arbor Government

Ward 1 Independent Challenger Snags Support From Council Dems

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Sep 30, 2013 12

WARD 1 CITY Council challenger Jeff Hayner has landed the quiet support of several City Council Democrats. Ward 2 City Council incumbent Jane Lumm has the unabashed support of several City Council Democrats. So why are card-carrying members…

Ann Arbor Government

Four Years Later Ethics Problems Still Haunt EMU Governmental Relations Director

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Sep 9, 2013 9

The only former Ann Arbor City Council member having a worse time of it politically than Downtown Development Authority Board member Joan Lowenstein (former Ward 2 Council member) is former Ward 3 Council member Leigh Greden. Lowenstein,…

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