Candidate Interview: Kelly Breen for State Rep Dist 21
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2022 Candidate Interviews and Election Information
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Candidate Interview: Alexander Duensing for OCC Trustee
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Candidate Interview: Jeffrey Simek for OCC Trustee
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Candidate Interview: Douglas Smith for OCC Trustee
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Candidate Interview: Elissa Slotkin for Congress Dist 7
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Candidate Interview: Tom Barrett for Congress Dist 7
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Candidate Interview: Gregory Stempfle for Secretary of State
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Threat Puts South Lyon High School on Lockdown
For the second time in less than a month, a South Lyon high school was put on lockdown as Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were called to investigate a threat to shoot up the school.
2022 Candidate Interviews and Election Information
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Candidate Interview: Alexander Duensing for OCC Trustee
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Video: Panel Shares Stories of People Using Public Transit
The Oakland Transit Millage Proposal aims to bring those groups together to create a more comprehensive system. If passed voters in the Nov. 8 election, the cost of improving the system would be shared by all communities without an opt-out option. It would mean bus service for cities like Novi and Rochester Hills who currently opt-out of the SMART system. It would also provide funding to the smaller transit organizations – North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA), Western Oakland Transportation Authority (WOTA), and Older Persons Commission which serves the Rochester area.
Candidate Interview: Jeffrey Simek for OCC Trustee
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Absentee Ballots: Communities with the Highest and Lowest Requests So Far
Absentee Ballots: Communities with the Highest and Lowest Requests So Far (Kurt Metzger, Oct. 17, 2022) Oakland County, MI – In 2018, Michigan voters approved a wide-ranging constitutional amendment that allows people to register and vote on the day on an election, request absentee ballots without having to give a reason and cast straight-ticket ballots.…
Walt Herzig and Harry Weaver Join Oakland County Team
Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter has made two key appointments to his administration…
Teen Arrested for Threat at South Lyon East High School
Detectives were on the scene for 10 hours. Detectives did not believe at the time the threat was credible although classrooms were searched to ensure no weapons were on school property.
Women Officials Gather to Support Each Other, Celebrate Straus, Lawrence, and Taub
This year three women were named WONder Women: Congressperson Brenda Lawrence, former State Representative Shelley Taub, and former President of the State Board of Education Kathleen Straus.
Oakland County Board of Commissioners Passes Budget
With the 2023-2025 budget, the county prioritizes investments in public health, public safety and environmental sustainability.
Drones Making a Difference in Development, Disasters, Preservation and More
Drones have many applications that most people, and even other planners, may not realize.
MML and MEDC Release Plan to Encourage More Multi-Family Homes, Making Construction Easier
With rent and mortgage costs rising and communities across the state challenged to develop enough housing for their residents, the Michigan Municipal League and Michigan Economic Development Corporation have reached back into the past to develop new strategies to help communities add more housing options to their existing neighborhoods.