People rarely pick a fight with Dirty Harry. But Chrysler's "Halftime in America" ad featuring quintessential tough guy Clint Eastwood has generated fierce debate about whether it accurately portrays the country's most economically distressed city or amounts to a campaign ad for President Barack Obama and the auto bailouts.
Sixteen-year University of Michigan Board of Regents veterans S. Martin Taylor (D-Grosse Pointe Farms) and Olivia Maynard (D- Goodrich) will not be seeking re-election in November, The Michigan Daily reports.
The city of Ann Arbor is about to undertake one of the largest capital improvement projects in its history: a complete rebuild of half the city's wastewater treatment plant. The potentially $120 million facilities renovation project comes on the heels of another project nearing completion at the plant. That included ...
Ypsilanti Township and the Washtenaw County Road Commission are in the process of determining which township roads will see repairs over the next two construction seasons and how much repair will be required. The township expects to bond for $3 million to $5 million to repair at least 26 miles ...
The Chelsea City Council will evaluate its current situation, set goals and look toward its future Monday night at its annual visioning session at The Depot.
Public art will become part of the Village of Dexter’s landscape, perhaps as soon as early summer. After several draft public art plans were tweaked by the Dexter Village Council, a final version was recently unanimously approved by elected officials making way for the selection of the village’s first temporary ...
Gretchen Driskell , Saline’s longest-serving Mayor is considering a run for state representative as a Democrat and is forming an exploratory committee.
When 52nd District state Rep. Mark Ouimet sat at the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners’ table for several terms, he was among the minority Republicans. But he said his Democratic counterparts treated him with respect.
Democrats in the Michigan House are proposing legislation they say would provide more accountability from public officials.
The Saline City Council will host a town hall meeting on Feb. 15 to ask residents and business owners what character traits they think are essential for the next Saline police chief.
Michigan's House of Representatives on Wednesday approved the bill that would allow creation of a Corridor Improvement Authority for Washtenaw Avenue.
Dexter Village Manager Donna Dettling is one of three finalists for the city manager’s job in Williamston.
Green Things Farm: winter carrots, turnips and kalePhoto | Kim Bayer So we know that Michigan hit the Top 10 ......
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