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…
Twenty-four-year old Jason Potash used to put on “movie nights” at his parents’ house in West Bloomfield and is now helping make movies and TV shows happen. This West Bloomfield…
The West Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees has approved the introduction of an amendment to a township zoning ordinance that would expand the types of planned unit developments (PUDs) available…
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…
West Bloomfield is one of the most improved teams in the lakes area, but Auburn Hills Avondale dealt the Lakers a lesson in coming up strong in big games. The…
West Bloomfield fell to Clarkston, 60-50, on Thursday, Jan. 27, as is still trying to keep pace in the Oakland Activities Association (OAA) Red Division. The Lakers (7-3 overall, 4-2…
It’s little surprise that the recent indictment of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and others over the alleged use of Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) contracts to line their…
Ethics panel worth supporting
The Oakland County Board of Commissioners is expected to consider a resolution tonight, Wednesday, Feb. 2 that would grant the authority to Board of Commissioners Chairman Mike Gingell (R-Lake Orion)…
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