Although an ethics proposal from a Democratic member of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners was scuttled last year by county Republicans, the board’s GOP members are now looking to…
A lakes area lawmaker is again asking the Michigan Legislature to revise the criteria for doling out boat registration fee money to county marine patrols. State Rep. Eileen Kowall (R-White…
The Friends of the Rouge are seeking volunteers to participate in their annual Rouge River Watershed Frog and Toad Survey. The Friends of the Rouge have been conducting this survey…
After a similar proposal died in the Michigan House of Representatives during the last legislative session, when that chamber was controlled by Democrats, state Reps. Eileen Kowall (R-White Lake, Highland)…
Many Republicans in the state Legislature ran on a promise to eliminate the 22-percent surcharge that’s built into the Michigan Business Tax (MBT), and they are working on fulfilling that…
A pair of bills currently in the state House of Representatives proposes that a small percentage of discretionary state general fund spending be diverted into the state’s aeronautics fund. State…
A former Waterford police officer who allegedly fired his gun in public in late November while under the influence of alcohol has been charged with two weapons offenses. Brian Mahoney…
The Waterford Board of Education listened to a presentation regarding how the state of Michigan’s budget will end up impacting the Waterford School District, at its Thursday, Jan. 17. The…
The Michigan Clean Water Corps (MiCorps) will award up to a total of $50,000 this year to fund both the Volunteer Stream Monitoring Grant Program and the Volunteer Stream Monitoring…
Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes avenged its only loss of the season by defeating Allen Park Cabrini at home, 44-41, on Friday, Jan. 28. The Lakers (11-1 overall, 6-1…