Cathy Shafran

Aug 23, 2023 | wemu.org | Cathy Shafran

The fate of the Superintendent of the Ann Arbor Public School Superintendent remains undetermined after a nearly five-hour school board meeting Thursday night. More than 60 people took to the podium to speak out on the potential termination of Dr. Jeanice Swift. Community outrage began to rise two weeks ago when the Ann Arbor school board suddenly set in motion a pre-termination notice, without cause, for public school Superintendent Jeanice Swift.

Jun 27, 2023 | wemu.org | Cathy Shafran

Resources:Concentrate Ann ArborSarah Rigg's Feature Article: Ypsi nonprofits step up efforts to address rising food insecuritySwoop's Food PantryHope ClinicSOS Community ServicesTranscription:Cathy Shafran: You are listening to 89.1 WEMU. I'm Cathy Shafran. And this is On the Ground Ypsi. It's a program intended to bring you the stories of the Ypsilanti community, and we bring you On the Ground Ypsi, in partnership with the reporting team at Concentrate Media.

Jun 25, 2023 | wemu.org | Cathy Shafran

The University of Michigan will be spending nearly $80 million to expand the diversity of faculty members in the health science fields. University officials say the $79 million towards diversifying its health sciences faculty will include a $15 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. The plan, says U-M Professor Robert Sellers, is to use the money to hire 30 new faculty over five years and support them with resources and mentoring.

Jun 22, 2023 | wemu.org | Cathy Shafran

For the fourth Congress in a row, Ann Arbor U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell is pushing a bill that would take on the gun industry. Dingell says she has submitted a measure that would eliminate the Consumer Product Safety Commission exemption from regulating firearms. Dingell says she hopes the fourth time's the charm and that people will realize it is not a 2nd amendment issue. Under her proposal, the CPSC would be able to regulate firearms for safety defects through warnings and recalls.

Jun 21, 2023 | wemu.org | Cathy Shafran

Police in Ann Arbor would no longer be able to pull over motorists for offenses like a broken taillight under an ordinance that received full city council support this week. It’s a measure aimed at racial equality on the roads. Under the provision, officers in Ann Arbor would be prohibited from making a traffic stop for such offenses as a cracked windshield, loud exhaust, tinted windows, objects hanging from a rearview mirror, a broken taillight or issues with registration stickers and plates.