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Funeral home owner files malicious prosecution lawsuit against Michigan Attorney General
O’Neil Swanson says he believes he was targeted for political gain and because he’s Black
By Steve Neavling
Tags: Michigan News, News, O'Neil Swanson, Swanson Funeral home, funeral home, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Washtenaw County District Court, lawsuit, Michigan Court of Claims, malicious prosecution
Michigan is getting another new Cookies dispensary
The California-based cannabis company will open its newest location in Jackson
By Alex Washington
Tags: Canna-Business, Weed, Cookies, Cannabis, Marijuana, Dispensary, Ferndale, Washtenaw County
Michigan Starbucks workers join national ‘Red Cup Rebellion’ strike
Seven Michigan stores are protesting the coffee chain’s annual Red Cup Day
By Randiah Camille Green
Tags: Michigan News, Labor, Starbucks, Starbucks Workers United, Starbucks Red Cup Rebellion, Starbucks Red Cup Day, labor unions, Washtenaw County, Macomb County
Washtenaw County Dems criticized for ‘antisemitism’ in TikTok post
The social media post was in reference to a pro-Israel group supporting centrist Dems
Tags: Politics & Elections, Politics & Elections, Andy Levin, Haley Stevens, Washtenaw County Democratic Party, Washtenaw County, election, politics, Israel, AIPAC, antisemitism
121 neighborhoods in Washtenaw County still have racially restrictive covenants. This one did something about it.
Tags: Michigan News, The Civil Rights Litigation Initiative, University of Michigan, University of Michigan Law School, racism, restrictive deed, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, civil rights
3 omicron cases confirmed in metro Detroit, bringing state total to six
Tags: COVID-19, omicron, Michigan, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, coronavirus, variant, Oakland County, Wayne County, Washtenaw County
Washtenaw County issues mask and quarantine mandates for K-12 schools
Tags: Washtenaw County, mask mandate, masks, Schools, education, children, COVID-19, coronavirus
Michigan confirms first human hantavirus case in hospitalized Washtenaw County woman
Tags: Michigan, MDHHS, health, Washtenaw County, mice, rodents, virus, Sin Nombre hantavirus, hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, hantavirus
Michigan communities join global campaign for carbon neutrality by 2050
By Lily Bohlke, Michigan News Connection
Tags: Race to Zero, Michigan, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Ferndale, electric vehicles, autos
New Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office’s policy calls for treating transgender people with respect by not misgendering them
By Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: News Hits, TransDayofVisibility, Trans rights, Washtenaw County, Eli Savit, LBTQAI+, Michigan, hate crimes
Michigan communities with recreational marijuana dispensaries to split $10M in tax revenue
Tags: Marijuana News, Marijuana, dispensaries, Michigan, Marijuana Regulator Agency, Washtenaw County, Ann Arbor, Bay County, Detroit, Lansing, taxes, roads, schools
A laid-off bartender helped collect more than 1,000 KN95 masks for Ann Arbor service industry workers
By Lee DeVito
Tags: COVID-19, coronavirus, Washtenaw County, Service Industry Workers of the Ann Arbor Area, SIWA3), free masks, KN95, N95, pandemic, restaurants, bars
Washtenaw County sheriff forgives more than $500k in prisoner debt, ending 'absurd cycle'
Tags: News Hits, Washtenaw County, Eli Savit, inmate debt, debt forgiveness, Michigan news
U.K. coronavirus mutation found in 2 more people, all linked to University of Michigan
Tags: coronavirus, COVID-19, Michigan, Washtenaw County, University of Michigan
Washtenaw County will no longer pursue criminal charges for consensual sex work
Tags: News Hits, Sex work, consensual, human trafficking, Washtenaw County, Eli Savit, magic mushrooms
Washtenaw County says cases involving natural psychedelics will no longer be charged
Tags: Marijuana News, Psilocybin mushrooms, marijuana, War on Drugs, Washtenaw County, Ann Arbor, decriminilization
Dozens of people infected with COVID-19 after Fourth of July parties in Michigan
Tags: Fourth of July, sand bar, northern Michigan, Washtenaw County, health, coronavirus, Torch Lake, Gov. Whitmer, Health Department of Northwest Michigan, Diamond Lake, West Michigan
Video of white Washtenaw cop punching Black woman incites public outrage and an internal investigation
Tags: News Hits, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Black Lives Matter, Washtenaw County, Metro Detroit
Samurai sword-wielding girlfriend attacks Ypsilanti man for not buying pot for her, police say
Tags: Marijuana News, Domestic violence, Ypsilanti, Michigan, Washtenaw County, assault, police, court, samurai
3 of 4 suspected cases of coronavirus in Michigan turn up negative
Tags: News Hits, Michigan, Lansing, CDC, health, coronavirus, China, Washtenaw County, Macomb County, Department of Health and Human Services, illness
Michigan’s ‘Bikers, Buds, & Brews’ taps Marcy Playground and Soul Asylum
U-M faculty coalition calls out administration for treatment of Arabs and Muslims on campus
By Layla McMurtrie
Detroit’s ‘NSFW’ art and music exhibit is not what you think