Government
Michigan reveals program to prevent school violence
Posted: 10 hours agoMichigan's attorney general laid out a proposal Tuesday aimed at preventing violence in schools by creating a confidential tipline for parents and students to report potentially dangerous behavior. Read more »
MLive: Former Ann Arbor administrator Roger Fraser seeks city manager position in Kalamazoo
Posted: 16 hours agoFormer Ann Arbor City Administrator Roger Fraser is one of five finalists competing for the Kalamazoo city manager position, MLive reported. Interviews with Fraser and other candidates were scheduled to start at noon Tuesday. Fraser ... Read more »
Ann Arbor's public art administrator gets 2-month contract extension
Posted: 17 hours agoAnn Arbor's part-time public art administrator is getting a two-month extension of his contract while city officials figure out the next steps for the public art program. The Ann Arbor City Council unanimously voted Monday ... Read more »
Ann Arbor City Council approves 2013-14 budget without increase in police staffing
Posted: 23 hours agoMayor John Hieftje and his colleagues on the Ann Arbor City Council blocked an attempt early Tuesday morning to add three police officer positions to the city's budget. The outcome of the 6-5 split vote ... Read more »
with quiz: Police conducting targeted enforcement at 14 crosswalks in Ann Arbor
Posted: 1 day agoAnn Arbor's crosswalks are once again the focus of a targeted enforcement campaign to increase awareness of pedestrian and motorist safety. Read more »
14-story Huron Street high-rise expected back on Ann Arbor City Council agenda tonight
Posted: 1 day agoDue to a technicality, the controversial 413 E. Huron St. high-rise development is expected back on the Ann Arbor City Council's agenda at tonight's meeting. Read more »
City budget vote tonight: Ann Arbor council members proposing several changes
Posted: May 20, 2013The Ann Arbor City Council is expected to vote tonight to adopt the city's 2013-14 fiscal year budget, and a number of possible changes are under consideration. Read more »
Public invited to discuss bike lanes, pedestrian crossings and transit improvements on Washtenaw Avenue
Posted: May 20, 2013Plans for reconfiguring the Washtenaw Avenue corridor between Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti will be the topic of discussion at a series of public workshops later this month. Officials from the city of Ann Arbor, Pittsfield ... Read more »
Backyard chickens, urban gardening to be revisited during Ypsilanti Township's master plan revision
Posted: May 20, 2013Ecorse Road, Washtenaw Avenue and Whittaker Road are the main commercial corridors in Ypsilanti Township — but township planning officials are envisioning much more bustling commercial thoroughfares. Read more »
Ann Arbor's North Main corridor topic of two upcoming community meetings
Posted: May 20, 2013A citizen-led task force that's spent the last year studying ways to improve Ann Arbor's North Main corridor will make its final recommendations to the City Council in July. Read more »
with slideshow: House under construction since 1986 in Water Hill neighborhood draws scrutiny
Posted: May 19, 2013When Sindi Keesan enlisted her partner Jim Deigert's help in building a house at 512 Felch St. in Ann Arbor in 1986, she never imagined it'd still be a work in progress three decades later. ... Read more »
Zemke introduces legislation to repeal ban on domestic partner benefits in Michigan
Posted: May 17, 2013State Rep. Adam Zemke, D-Ann Arbor, has introduced a bill that would reverse the state's ban on extending health benefits to domestic partners of public employees. The legislation, House Bill 4742, would repeal Public Act ... Read more »
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