Patch's 2012 Voter Guide
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Government
Marijuana Proposals 5-0: What Does It Mean?
Potlitics in Michigan The final score: Statewide Initiatives 0-6, Marijuana Proposals 5-0. Why, and what does it mean for pending marijuana legislation in the Senate? by Rick Th...
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Elections
L. Brooks Patterson Looks Ahead: 'The County is Changing'
As Democrats celebrated election victories Tuesday in Michigan and across the country, the mood at the Emagine Royal Oak theater complex, where more than 200 Oakland County Republicans ga...
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Elections
What Does a County Water Resources Commissioner Do? Ask Jim Nash
In a finish that may have surprised even the candidate himself, Oakland County Commissioner Jim Nash (D-15th District) won a tight race Tuesday to become the county's Water Resources Comm...
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Elections
Farmington, Farmington Hills Voter Turnout Doesn't Reach 2008 Mark
Farmington and Farmington Hills residents came out to vote in droves for the 2012 general elections, but in numbers not quite as high as 2008. Voter turnout in Farmington was a heal...
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Elections
Reactions as Voters Say No to Michigan Ballot Proposals
Unions were disappointed. Canadians were thrilled. All in all, reactions were varied as Michigan voters shot down all six statewide ballot proposals. (See all statewide election results h...