Patch's 2012 Voter Guide
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Government
From Presidential Elections to Charter Amendments, Birmingham's Year in Politics
Whoever said "it's all politics" must have been talking about 2012 — or at least, 2012 in Birmingham. With the year beginning and ending with a major election, to a dozen protests an...
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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 Oakland County's newest Water...
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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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Government
City to Move Forward 'As Best It Can' After Charter Amendment Loses at the Polls
The proposed amendment to the City Charter lost at the polls on Tuesday, however City Manager Bob Bruner said Wednesday that the city will continue to move forward. "While the Charte...
