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Brown's legislation needed, puts forth reasonable penalties
With media reports piling up over so-called “cyberbullying” and the tragic consequences of what 20 years ago would have been inconceivable — kids having the ability to bully each other…
West Oakland to benefit from revived effort
While the vast majority of the lakes area was hunkered down, preparing for the impending “snowpocalypse” that was slated to dump up to a foot of snow on metro Detroit,…
Board resurrects effort to stream, televise meetings
The Oakland County Board of Commissioners is expected to consider whether to give authority to Chairman Mike Gingell (R-Lake Orion) to appoint an ad hoc committee to investigate “the most…
Lower blood-alcohol limit proposed for watercraft operators
Legislation that would lower the minimum blood-alcohol limit at which a person operating a watercraft is legally considered intoxicated was recently introduced to the state House of Representatives. The current…
Public transit rider fees target of new bill in state House
A bill recently introduced in the state House of Representatives calling for a requirement that state-subsidized transit agencies use money from their ridership fees to pay for operating expenses may…
November school election mandate floated in House
School districts across the state would be required to hold their school board elections during the November general elections under legislation introduced by state Rep. Kurt Heise (R-Plymouth) that is…
Applicants sought for advisory, oversight panels
The Oakland County Board of Commissioners is still looking for citizens to serve on a board responsible for overseeing the county’s various mental health initiatives. County commissioners are looking for…
Lawmaker: Base revenue sharing on the population
Following Gov. Rick Snyder’s call in his State of the State address to base statutory revenue sharing to municipalities more on “best practices” employed by communities, a freshman state senator…
Grant money for stream monitoring set to be awarded
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…
Drunken boating standard
A proposal introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives would bring the standard for drunken boating in line with the benchmark for drunken driving on the road. The change, which…
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