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Peggy Lynch

Emails/Texts Reveal Council Members Staged Homeless Support for Library Lot Sale Vote

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 3, 2017 63

by Patricia Lesko The Ann Arbor Independent used FOIA to obtain emails, Tweets and text messages sent over several weeks prior to the April 17 City Council meeting between a trio of Council members and Caleb Poirier, founder of tent…

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Let Them Eat Barbecue: Council Members Plan to Use Homeless at Upcoming Meeting to Show “Strong Support” for Library Lot Sale

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 15, 2017 11

by Patricia Lesko As the saying goes, "In a free-market economy, you get what you give. In a state-run economy, you get what you can bribe a politician to give you." The Ann Arbor Independent was made aware of allegations that members of…