Washtenaw County

by Ann Mullen The ACLU of Michigan and the national ACLU filed a federal lawsuit on Jan. 22 to force U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the Michigan county jails it contracts with, to release records about detained…

by P.D. Lesko In October 2024, Michigan had a foreclosure rate of one in every 3,918 housing units. The counties with the highest foreclosure activity were Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Genesee, and Kent. In 2024, Washtenaw County's Treasurer…

by P.D. Lesko Download and read the State's Cease and Desist letter: CD_Service_Packet_-_Jackson__Derrick_-_68-24-002509Download On Sept. 9, 2024, the State of Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Bureau of…

by P.D. Lesko Washtenaw County recently hired former Sheriff's Dept. employee Derrick Jackson as the County's Racial Equity Officer. He began the job on Dec. 16. Jackson's hire is proof positive that cronyism is still a very serious…

by P.D. Lesko It was dark at 6 a.m. Oct. 8, 2024, when an Ypsilanti Twp. employee arrived for work at the Township’s maintenance building. Spencer Alexander-McCoy Allen, a felon on lifetime parole, ambushed that employee, pointed a…

by P.D. Lesko Since its inception, The A2Indy has never endorsed in any election. The newspaper has presented information about candidates, information about ballot proposals and urged its readers to inform themselves and then exercise…

Washtenaw County voters will decide a number of millage requests on their Nov. 5 ballots. Here's what you need to know. The list includes explanatory information (What's a Sinking Fund?), news coverage and opinion pieces published the The…

by Phyllis Risdon, Candidate for Washtenaw County Commissioners District 1 I am a lifelong resident of Washtenaw County, a proud Air Force mom, and retiree from Dexter Community School’s Technology Department. I have extensive…

by Robert Zimmerman Robert Zimmerman, candidate for Washtenaw County Treasurer Washtenaw County is quickly approaching a tipping point. For the first time in 100 years, Washtenaw is losing population. MLive cites a 6,300…

by P.D. Lesko Supreme Felons is not a public body and was therefore not subject to the FOIA pursuant to OAG, 1989-1990, No 6563, p 27 (January 26, 1989).--Billy Cole, President, Supreme Felons, Inc., in an email to The Ann Arbor…