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There was some recent sand-throwing between Oakland County's feisty executive, L. Brooks Patterson, and Dan Gilbert, who is arguably Detroit's No. 1…
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Two University of Michigan economists say Oakland County should keep up its post-recession job growth through at least 2016.U of M economists George…
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A political controversy in Lansing that just won’t die is back: auto no-fault insurance. There is yet another Republican effort to muscle through an auto…
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I’ve been a faithful subscriber to and reader of The New Yorker for years, though I have to confess that some weeks I only have time to look at the…
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Oakland County is looking to protect itself from the potential fallout of Detroit’s bankruptcy.Specifically, the county wants to make sure a multi-county…
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It’s a question many in local governments across the state have been asking themselves lately.There are a couple ways Detroit’s bankruptcy could have a…
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Not exactly.Right after Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, R, made the "Adolf" comment about Michigan House Speaker Jase Bolger, he was…
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Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, the longtime bad boy of Michigan Republican politics, stirred things up again last Friday. Not for the first…
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One of Michigan’s most well-known Republicans has some harsh words for the state House GOP leader.Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson appeared…
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A proposed reform to Michigan’s no-fault auto insurance is circulating in the Legislature.Among other things, it would cap benefits for people who suffer…