Buy My Grandkids Ice Cream Cones or Pay My Utility Bill: Lawmakers Have to Limit Utility Rate Increases
by Jeanette Beck I spent many years working in public service, education, and elections, and I know the value of hard work. Today, I supplement my Social Security disability…
Ann Arbor Has Become a “Taylorville” of Business Projections and Neglect: Time For New Leadership
by Alan Haber If you are an Ann Arbor voter or know Ann Arbor voters, please vote and use your influence to vote out the City Council incumbents: Mayor Taylor, and Council Members…
Letter to the Editor: The Poverty We Don’t See
by Alexander Rojas When I first learned that more than 826 million people around the world live on the equivalent of less than $3.00 a day, I was stunned. Not $3.00 in their local…
Mayor Told Media He Wouldn’t Use His PAC to Finance His Own Re-Election; Records Show He Did Just That
by Laerte Lambert Mayor Christopher Taylor’s Ann Arbor for Everyone PAC reported $30,750 in contributions during the first seven months of 2026. All of the contributions came from…
Barton Hills Village Bans Non-Residents From Their Private Roads, But Took $790,000 in State Money for Private Water System Improvements
by P.D. Lesko According to Barton Hills Village’s (BHV) Board of Trustees, in a statement issued to the Ann Arbor Observer, BHV “has experienced increasing traffic and mixed road…
Neighbors for More Neighbors A2 Group Stops Soliciting Donations, Revamps Website in Response to Reporting
by P.D. Lesko On June 8, 2026, the A2Indy published “Neighbors for More Neighbors A2 Wants Answers From Council Candidates, But Members of the Group Have Some Explaining to Do.”…
Rabhi Ousts Taylor, Mayor Loses 49 of 52 Voting Precincts and Concedes
by P.D. Lesko Evidently, Ann Arbor is not for sale. County Commissioner Yousef Rabhi’s rallying cry resonated with voters across Ann Arbor who have sent long-time Mayor Chris…
Local Circuit Court Judge Says in Dismissing Guardianship Case, “[I’m] Out.” Michigan Court of Appeals Reverses, “No, You’re Not Out.”
by P.D. Lesko NOTE: This is one in a series of articles about the Washtenaw County Trial Court and cases where a litigant or litigants appealed a County Trial Court judge’s…
Ward 3 Voters Reject Mayor’s Council Candidate in Favor of Democratic Socialist Ryan Bartholomew
by P.D. Lesko Ward 3 City Council candidate Ashley Hall’s “Endorsements” webpage groans with political support. All of the 11 Ann Arbor City Council members endorsed Hall,…
Letter to the Editor: Ann Arbor Should Give AI Trainees Real Decisions
Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, Ph.D. Washtenaw Community College’s FAME apprenticeship combines classroom study with more than 1,800 hours of paid work experience. That model matters even…