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Michigan Campaign Finance Act

Sheriff Candidate Impersonated a Social Worker. In Email, Outlines Intention to Violate Michigan Law

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 19, 2024

by P.D. Lesko Public employees who are paid for full-time work are expected to work full-time. Public employees who run for public office and who do so during the time they are paid and would normally be expected to be at work and/or in…

County Government

Campaign Finance Violation Complaint Made Against Sheriff Candidate: State Officials Investigating

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 2, 2024

Correction: This article was corrected to reflect the correct total donation limit imposed on local candidates who run for Sheriff. MCFA-Complaint-L-v.-Jackson-17-May-2024_RedactedDownload by P.D. Lesko May was Derrick Jackson's…

Ann Arbor Government

Mayor Taylor Used City Staff to Secretly “Harvest” Resident Email Addresses, Then Solicited Campaign Donations

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 20, 2022

by P.D. Lesko In March 2022, The Ann Arbor Independent filed a Freedom of Information Act request to obtain all emails sent in 2020 and 2021 to and from City staff to any email address at Hooper Hathaway, the law firm where the Mayor is…