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Image: A new ‘Red Scare’ at the University of Michigan (2)

A new ‘Red Scare’ at the University of Michigan

U-M Faculty Senate Chair warns of McCarthyite list-making of employees in DEI roles

By Natalia Holtzman

Image: Wayne State stops students, faculty from holding pro-Palestinian vigil

Wayne State stops students, faculty from holding pro-Palestinian vigil

By Steve Neavling

A Tesla showroom at the Somerset Collection in Troy.

Lapointe: Such an interesting time to test a Tesla

By Joe Lapointe

Image: Can the Pistons contain Zion Williamson in a crucial matchup?

Can the Pistons contain Zion Williamson in a crucial matchup?

Image: Detroit-area ‘Tesla Takedown’ aims to peacefully protest ‘robber baron’ Elon Musk

Detroit-area ‘Tesla Takedown’ aims to peacefully protest ‘robber baron’ Elon Musk

Palestinian activist Lexis Zeidan.

Suspended Detroit cop who told protester to ‘go back to Mexico’ returns to duty

By Steve Neavling

William John Kucharski Jr. was charged with animal abuse.

Macomb County man sentenced in animal cruelty case, faces separate felony charges

By Steve Neavling

A fleet of Michigan State Police vehicles.

No charges for Michigan State Police troopers in fatal shooting of fugitive

By Steve Neavling

Detroit City FC returns to Hamtramck.

Detroit City FC readies for Hamtramck home opener

A casket inside O’Neil Swanson Funeral Home in Ypsilanti.

Urban explorer makes disturbing discovery inside vacant Ypsilanti funeral home

By Steve Neavling

Then-Detroit Police Chief James Craig talks to reporters in 2018.

Lapointe: Is this ‘Sunset’ for ‘Hollywood’ Craig?

By Joe Lapointe

Ain’t no party like a [redacted] party!

Ten years of the Foilies: The Electronic Frontier Foundation looks back at the games governments played to avoid transparency

By Dave Maass, the Electronic Frontier Foundation

The Exorbitant FOIA Fee of the Year: Rapides Parish School District After a church distributed a religious tract at Lessie Moore Elementary School School in Pineville, Louisiana, young students quickly dubbed its frank discussion of mature themes as “the sex book.” Hirsh M. Joshi from the Freedom From Religion Foundation, a lawyer representing a parent, filed a request with the Rapides Parish School District to try to get some basic information: How much did the school coordinate with the church distributing the material? Did other parents complain? What was the internal reaction? Joshi was stunned when the school district responded with an initial estimate of $2 million to cover the cost of processing the request. After local media picked up the story and a bit of negotiating, the school ultimately waived the charges and responded with a mere nine pages of responsive material.While Rapides Parish’s sky-high estimate ultimately took home the gold this year, there was fierce competition. The Massachusetts State Police wanted $176,431 just to review — and potentially not even release — materials about recruits who leave the state’s training program early. Back in Louisiana, the Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s office insisted on charging a grieving father more than $5,000 for records on the suspicious death of his own son.

The 2025 Foilies: Recognizing the worst in government transparency

By By the Electronic Frontier Foundation and MuckRock News

Image: MAGA candidate aims to ‘make elections great again’ in Detroit

MAGA candidate aims to ‘make elections great again’ in Detroit

By Steve Neavling

Image: After boycott calls, U-M president doubled down on Israeli investments (2)

After boycott calls, U-M president doubled down on Israeli investments

By Steve Neavling

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