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Detroit, suburbs agree to changes in DWSD oversight
Detroit and suburban officials last week reached an agreement to change oversight of the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD), a pact that could lead to termination of a federal…
Panel selected to study 20-year-old ethics regulations
The Oakland County Board of Commissioners has voted to give Board Chairman Mike Gingell (R-Lake Orion) the authority to appoint an ad hoc committee to study the county’s 20-year-old ethics…
NRC's mute swan release rule riles county residents
A wildlife conservation order amendment prohibiting the release of mute swans back into the wild after being removed from the environment was passed by the Natural Resources Commission (NRC) in…
High-tech bullying would be a crime under new bills
In recent years, cyberbullying has become something that just a few decades ago was unforeseeable. As such, a local lawmaker has reintroduced a pair of bills — with others expected…
More flexibility for Sunday alcohol sales proposed
Michigan residents can now buy alcohol from certain vendors before noon on Sundays under a new law that has taken effect, but one state lawmaker is looking to give local…
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…
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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