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It’s Sunshine Week: Ann Arbor and Michigan Struggle With Governmental Transparency

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 13, 2017 5

by Dave Alexander In recognition of Sunshine Week, a time that highlights the need for transparency and accountability in government, Progress Michigan is rolling out several major updates to the Sunshine Squad, an online tool that now…

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Progress Michigan Announces “Adopt-a-Pothole” Program

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 5, 2015 0

On June 2, Progress Michigan announced its new “Adopt-a-Pothole” program that will allow Michigan citizens to nominate Michigan’s worst potholes by naming them after elected officials who have failed to fix Michigan’s crumbling roads.…

Special Interests Trying to Get What They Want Through Amending Mich Constitution

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Oct 29, 2012 1

by Rob Smith Michigan Radio writer Lester Graham points out in a great piece titled, "Muddying the Michigan Constitution?": "In the 224 years since it was ratified, the U.S. Constitution has been amended 27 times. The latest Michigan…

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…

Lefty Org. Progress Michigan Gives Gov. Snyder Some Love

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 5, 2012 1

by P.D. Lesko ThinkProgress, Progress Michigan, and just about every politically progressive organization in Michigan have been holding their collective breath while sending out scads of mass emails urging Michigan voters to urge Governor…

Pollsters Ask: Get Rid of Michigan’s EM Law? Voters With College Degrees Say “Keep It.”

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jan 31, 2012 1

by P.D. Lesko Jesse Jackson, Rachel Maddow, Michigan blogger Chris Savage and a host of left-leaning pundits have been punditing and writing themselves blue in the face over the past 10 months since Public Act 4 was passed by the Michigan…

Savaged: Brad Langerak Gives the 99% in Michigan A Digital Soapbox

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Nov 4, 2011 2

By Chris Savage It's hard to view any sort of media at all these days without finding reference to the Occupy Wall Street movement. With its made-for-viral-media meme "We are the 99%", this movement is one that's beginning to resonate…

Savaged: Michigan’s Best Political Blogs

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Oct 21, 2011 1

By Chris Savage Since most of the writing I do is for my politics-focused blog, Eclectablog which has a strong emphasis on Michigan politics, we thought it would be fun to do a rundown of what I think are the ten best political blogs in…

The Politics of The Plan: The Michigan Republican Wish List Starts With Stabenow’s Senate Seat

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 14, 2011 15

On March 14, 2011 the Michigan 15th District Republican Party held a fundraiser in the heart of Ann Arbor, at Weber's. The sold-out event, attended by some 385 people, was organized by 15th District Republican Party Chair Margy Van Houten,…