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League of Women Voters

Ann Arbor League of Women Voters’ Hosting Candidate Forums

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Oct 3, 2014 0

WITH LESS THAN a week before the deadline to register, The League of Women Voters (LWV) is reminding all Michiganders that their voices are important and if they haven’t registered to vote yet, now is the time. The last day to register to…

Who Killed The Local Daily Newspaper?

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 16, 2012 0

During the course of recent Ann Arbor City Council candidate forums put on by local groups such as the League of Women Voters, as well as neighborhood groups, one question that popped up was this one: "How can residents get information…

Corporation Named As One Of Nation’s Worst “Corporate Tax Dodgers” Donates Regularly To Local Politicos

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Nov 4, 2011 1

by P.D. Lesko The headline at Salon.com says it all: "America's Corporate Tax Obscenity: A new report about companies' finances won't just enrage you it'll make you run to the nearest protest." Salon writer Andrew Leonard writes:…

In Ward 3 Debate, Kunselman Goes After DDA & Alleges Political “Cronyism” A Problem in Ann Arbor Government

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Oct 6, 2011 2

The Ann Arbor chapter of the League of Women Voters sponsors candidate debates each election cycle for City Council races. On October 5, 2011, the League gave Third Ward Democrat Stephen Kunselman the chance to strut his political stuff…

Urban Exile: Voter ID Laws Disenfranchise Many More Than Just the Homeless

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Sep 23, 2011 2

by Erika McNamara One of the very few civics lessons that high schoolers learn today is that citizens over the age of 18 may vote in U.S. elections. It is your right and your duty as an adult citizen of the United States to vote. Of…