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The August primary ballot for Washtenaw County races is set. It’s filled with millage renewals, city council races and a vote on a data center. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Salvos are starting to be thrown in the race for Mayor of Ann Arbor. It began over future millage requests. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Ann Arbor School District will be asking voters in August to renew its sinking fund millage. Officials say without it, several future construction projects may not happen. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

In the November 2024 elections, Washtenaw County residents approved a new tax to support the communities’ elders. The Older Persons Millage is a half-mil levy to be collected for a period of eight years. Last summer, the County Board of Commissioners set the framework for how the money is to be allocated and, in January of this year, named Shannon Effler as the new director of the Office of Aging Services. She will oversee the millage and the services it provides to those 60 and over in our community. Shannon spoke to WEMU's David Fair about the plans for the rest of 2026 and beyond.

The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners tonight will hear a pitch to ask voters to pass a Health Care Access Millage to help those who could lose coverage due to federal cuts. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

A Rochester Community Schools board member is alleging the district violated her free speech rights in a new lawsuit. Colin Jackson has more.

The Washtenaw Intermediate School District is hoping to weather past potential future funding cuts with new enriching programming through the new year. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the story.

Washtenaw County has its first Director of Aging Services. Shannon Effler is expected to begin her new position on or before January 12th. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The number of older people facing food scarcity is increasing in Washtenaw County. The Board of Commissioners is trying to help ease the burden through the Senior Millage. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

In the wake of recent actions by the Trump Administration, Washtenaw County Commissioners tonight will vote to allocate funds from the Older Persons’ Millage for local food programs. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.