Government Archives - Page 4 of 7

Health Care Crunch

Aug 27, 2023 | Community, Government, Health |

To prevent gaps in coverage during Covid, the federal government ordered state health agencies to...

After Affirmative Action

Jul 25, 2023 | Education, Government, News |

After Affirmative Action: At the end of June, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative...

Tickling the Wire

May 25, 2023 | Featured, Government |

Webster Bivens may have been a drug dealer, but his place in law enforcement history is not...

A Parking Glut?

May 25, 2023 | Business, Government |

The pandemic’s aftereffects continue to reverberate downtown. When employees were sent home with...

Q. I’m seeing signs around town that temporarily prohibit parking for street sweeping. How often does Ann Arbor sweep its streets? A. Street sweeping has many benefits: besides making the streets look better, it lowers pollutant...

Fewer Forfeitures

May 25, 2023 | Government |

That was in the 1990s, when the future Ann Arbor state senator was still a U-M undergrad. But civil assets forfeitures—police agencies seizing property they believe was involved in drug dealing and other crimes—were still...

New PILOT

May 25, 2023 | Business, Government, Nonprofits, Real Estate |

In 2015, the city set a goal of creating 140 units of affordable housing each year, but so far...

Imagining Southtown

Apr 25, 2023 | Business, Community, Dine, Featured, Government |

At a white library desk in Venue, Margaret Poscher is building an empire. Peering into her laptop...

The Next Life of the Staebler Farm

Apr 25, 2023 | Community, Environment, Featured, Government |

In 1973, the nascent Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Commission had a handful of roadside...

Homeless Families

Apr 25, 2023 | Community, Government, Nonprofits |

Morghan Boydston, human services manager for the Washtenaw Office of Community and Economic...

Going Up

Mar 27, 2023 | Business, Community, Environment, Featured, Government, News |

Despite soaring materials and labor costs, new housing construction in the Ann Arbor area...

“Heaven on Earth”

Feb 23, 2023 | Government, News, Nonprofits |

“When the bill was about to pass, she actually called and told us,” says cofounder Scott Halpert....

Where’s the Turnout?

Feb 23, 2023 | Government |

At the Ann Arbor Democratic Party’s first meeting after the November 2020 election, program chair...

Third Alarm

Feb 23, 2023 | Government, News |

The end of January was huge for the AAFD: They arranged to take delivery of their first ambulance,...

Question Corner | March 2023

Feb 23, 2023 | Government |

Q. Has the Ann Arbor Municipal Airport banned leaded fuel in aircraft flying into/out of the airport? A. No. The airport manager, who asked not to be named, says that most of the planes using the airport have piston engines that...

Question Corner | February 2023

Jan 25, 2023 | Environment, Government |

Q: The federal government recently provided funding to plug “orphan” oil and gas wells to prevent groundwater pollution. Are there any near Ann Arbor? A: A well is considered an “orphan” if it is inactive, unplugged, and...