Proposal B

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Supporters of Ypsilanti’s Proposal B are delighted it was approved by voters on Tuesday. They’re confident it will survive any legal challenges. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Ypsilanti city voters have rejected a proposal that would make future city elections nonpartisan and approved another that would put police funding to a public vote. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has your midterm election coverage.

A resolution opposing Proposal B on the Ypsilanti November ballot failed to get the required votes for passage Tuesday night. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Ypsilanti City Council member Patrick McLean is asking his colleagues to officially come out against city ballot Proposal B, which would require a vote of the public to increase the police budget. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Voters in Ann Arbor have passed two proposals that will change the future of what many call the "Library Lot." The city-owned property will eventually house a mixed-use development with housing and retail, a new library and about 10,000 feet of open space. Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor has been a strong proponent of the plan and advocated for passage of Proposals A and B. He joined WEMU's David Fair to share his takeaways and how the plan will move forward from here.

Proposals A and B won voter approval in Ann Arbor. It is not the outcome members of the Library Green Conservancy had been hoping for. That group helped pass a 2018 charter amendment that called for the city-owned Library Lane property to be turned into a Center of the City commons, which would serve as an urban park and gathering place. WEMU's David Fair spoke with the conservancy's president, Rita Mitchell, about the disappointment, the election, and what may come next.

Voters in Ann Arbor will decide what they want to do with the lot on and next to the downtown library on this election day. Other votes will be cast around Washtenaw County. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Voters in Ann Arbor will render a final decision on two ballot proposals on August 5th. Proposals A and B would approve the sale of city owned land for a new downtown library. Opponents say the city is reneging on its promise to turn the land into an urban park and civic commons called the “Center of the City.” And now, a lawsuit accuses the City of “perpetrating a fraud upon the electorate” through misleading ballot language. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor explores what has become a contentious issue in an off-year summer election.

Early voting for Ann Arbor’s Proposals A and B begins today. As WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports, it lasts until Sunday at five locations.