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Partners For Transit

EDITORIAL: AAATA Millage Proposal Drive—Expensive, Deceptive and Manipulative

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 5, 2014 0

Please note: Editorial Board member Katherine Griswold did not participate in shaping this editorial. STAFF AT AAATA first agreed to a meeting with The Ann Arbor Independent’s Editorial Board concerning the proposed millage. Then, after…

Ann Arbor Government

A2POLITICO: Tapping MI GOP Donors to Fund a Millage Campaign

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 1, 2014 0

CAMPAIGN FINANCE forms often make interesting reading if you can connect the dots and take a little time to find out who’s who. It’s actually the who’s who part that tells the story. A donor name is nothing without the story. On the…

Ann Arbor Government

UPDATED: Partners For Transit Ballot Question Group Raises $39,427.20 to Date—Gets Extensive Support From Big Names in Michigan GOP Donor Circles

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 30, 2014 0

Updated: On April 28, AAATA Board member Dr. Laurence Krieg, who represents Ypsilanti, made a late donation of $3,000 to the Partners For Transit Ballot Committee. The AAATA Board member has donated a total of $3,500. This donation means…

Opinion

EDITORIAL: Hiding Behind Electronic Masks In Order To Sway Voters

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 21, 2014 0

SO-CALLED FRONT GROUPS are common. The Koch brothers have put together a network of 17 financially interconnected PACs and nonprofits. On the surface, the 17 entities appear independent from each other. It took an investigation by the…

Enviro

The Ecology Center Uses “Front Group” To Attack AAATA Millage Opponents

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 13, 2014 0

Ecology Center spokesman says Partners For Transit is financing its own websites, phone banking, field and transit campaign organizer in support of AAATA’s May 6th millage request. Partners For Transit official says that group “has no…