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Ann Arbor Dems Who Supported Governor Rick Snyder Get Some Recognition

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Dec 19, 2012 50

A2P Notes: This piece originally ran in April 2011. In the interim, much has changed, politically, in our state. The Michigan GOP and Governor Rick Snyder have waged a relentless war on unions, teachers, reproductive rights, gays, voting…

With her Checkbook, Jane Lumm Throws Down With Mayor & His Council Pals

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 28, 2012 0

by P.D. Lesko Ward 2 Council member Jane Lumm is small, perhaps a little over 5 feet tall on a good day, but her desire to openly and diligently serve the people of Ann Arbor is gigantic. On AnnArbor.com, reporting about Lumm's work on…

Representative John Dingell: “The 1964 Civil Rights Act Couldn’t Pass In Today’s Congress.”

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Feb 17, 2012 0

by P.D. Lesko Congressman John D. Dingell, Jr. is 17 months away from breaking the late Congressman Robert Byrd’s record for total combined congressional service in the House and Senate. Dingell has been in the U.S. House since 1955, when…

Rev. Jesse Jackson Slams Michigan Gov. Snyder For “Trampling Democracy”…in Chicago (Not Detroit) Newspaper Op-Ed

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 29, 2011 4

You have to wonder: Did the Reverend Jesse Jackson submit his op-ed piece to either The Detroit News or the Freep before he shot it off to the editors of the Chicago Sun-Times? Did the editors of those two Michigan papers take one look at…

Savaged: Ann Arbor Resident, Catholic Nun, & 26 Others Slap Gov. Snyder With Suit Alleging Emergency Manager Law Unconstitutional

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 22, 2011 14

by Chris Savage As I have written about before, the Emergency Manager (EM) law in Michigan, now known as Public Act 4 of 2011 (or, more formally the "Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act"), gave sweeping new…