Eugene Kang Loses Primary

According to Eugene’s campaign and the Washtenaw County website, Eugene Kang has lost his primary for Ann Arbor’s Ward 2 city council seat against former Republican candidate for mayor Stephen Rapundalo with a vote of 480 to 575. Eugene earned 45.5% of the vote to Mr. Rapundalo’s 54.5%. According to the canvass report, Eugene carried […]

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Mayor Hieftje To Teach Course

I just heard about this course being offered in the fall at U-M: Local Government: Opportunity for Activism PUBPOL 756 Instructor: Mayor John Hieftje Tuesdays/Thursdays 2:00 – 3:30 473 Lorch Hall What goes on in city government is in many ways more important to our lives than what happens in Washington. This course goes beyond […]

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Ann Arbor Ward 2 Voters: Vote For Eugene Kang!

U-M undergrad and candidate for City Council in Ward 2 (contains the Hill Dorms and Northeast Ann Arbor) Eugene Kang’s primary election is today. If you are a registered Ward 2 voter, go vote for Eugene! > See Eugene’s official website > See results as they are reported Some campaign lit I had posted earlier […]

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John Roberts: The Early Years

Oh yeah, John Roberts sounds totally harmless … … He wrote vigorous defenses, for example, of the administration’s version of a voting rights bill, opposed by Congress, that would have narrowed the reach of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. He challenged arguments by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights in favor of busing and affirmative […]

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