Jeff Irwin

A bill repealing a Michigan law preventing state lawsuits against drug manufacturers passed the state House of Representatives on Wednesday. Senate Bill 410, sponsored by Sen. Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor), passed 79-30 in an…

Note: According to a Feb. 27 article in MLive.com, "Senate Bill 35 introduced in January would delete the asset testing requirement used by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) to determine eligibility for the…

by P.D. Lesko Michigan's legislators are among the highest paid in the nation. Currently, legislators in our state receive a base pay of $79,650, plus another $12,000 annually for expenses. Leadership positions receive added…

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."…

by P.D. Lesko The Ann Arbor Independent submitted a March 21, 2021 Freedom of Information Act request to the Ann Arbor Police Department for the body and dash cam footage from the January 13, 2021 911 call at the home of Ann Arbor…

by P.D. Lesko Public records from Ann Arbor's 15th District Court show that on January 13, 2021 former Michigan State Senator Mitchell Irwin was arraigned before the Honorable Miriam A. Perry on a charge of domestic violence. Irwin is…

by Charmie Ghoulson ICONICAL COMEDIAN, actor, writer, director, activist, and musician Tommy Chong  is headlining the 44th Annual Hash Bash Rally in downtown Ann Arbor April 4th. The 76 year old Chong will address the crowd of thousands…

by Donna Iadipaolo As of May 7, 2014, West Bay Exploration was responsible for 29.4 percent of the hazardous material spills reported to the MDEQ district covering Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Gratiot, Ingham, Lapeer, Lenawee,…

ANN ARBOR STATE representatives Sen. Rebekah Warren, Rep. Jeff Irwin and Rep. Adam Zemke left Lansing for their break with crucial work undone, including a solution to funding road repairs in Michigan. Republicans are primarily to blame for…

MICHIGAN’S CAMPAIGN FINANCE laws, dating to the mid-1970s, require public disclosure of and set limits on many political contributions. Records for state offices are filed with the Bureau of Elections in the secretary of state’s office in…