Hollow Hype

Ann Arbor residents discover Heidi’s criminal record, but local news outlets won’t report on it. Elected leaders defend the money that got them elected and organize against campaign finance reform. After weeks of delay, student journalists at the Michigan Daily finally publish a story about Heidi.


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Ann Arbor City Council approves exclusive negotiations to sell property (June 3, 2024)
https://youtu.be/guFi0K3e7CY

State Senate candidate Peter Eckstein (August 6, 1974)
https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071754571/680

Heidi donates $5,000 to Mayor Taylor’s PAC (October 5, 2023)
https://campaignfinance.us/docs.washtenaw.mi/32009.pdf

Taylor re-directs Heidi’s $5,000 to charity (July 12, 2024)
https://campaignfinance.us/docs.washtenaw.mi/33387.PDF

Heidi donates $1000 to anti-reform campaign (September 6, 2024)
https://campaignfinance.us/docs.washtenaw.mi/33752.PDF

MLive: Fake Trump ads are latest twist in debate over Ann Arbor ballot proposals (October 25, 2024)
https://www.mlive.com/politics/2024/10/fake-trump-ads-are-latest-twist-in-debate-over-ann-arbor-ballot-proposals.html

Michigan Daily: ‘I would make it up to you’: A local developer, an FBI inquiry and money in Ann Arbor politics (March 26, 2025)
https://www.michigandaily.com/news/focal-point/a-local-developer-an-fbi-inquiry-and-money-in-ann-arbor-politics/

Mackinac policy conference (May 28, 2024)
https://youtu.be/7-zNbkEt0GQ

SXSW Conference (March 2024)
https://annarborusa.org/news/ann-arbor-spark-returns-to-midwest-house-at-sxsw-leads-panel-on-sustainable-innovation/
https://youtu.be/Zoj0w5B-HrM