Detroit Today: Oakland County, Westland clerks tout success of early voting pilot program

Nearly 4,600 Michigan voters across 40 cities and townships participated in early voting for the first time during the Nov....

Detroit Today: Oakland County’s plan to erase medical debt

Oakland County commissioners voted last week to use $2 million of its American Rescue Plan Act funds to clear medical...

Oakland County will use federal money to erase medical debts

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A Detroit-area county said it will use $2 million in federal aid to erase the medical...

Detroit Today: Transit, mental health and regionalism on the minds of county executives

Each year in Michigan, political, business and philanthropic leaders gather on Mackinac Island for the Mackinac Policy Conference, an event...

MichMash County Close-up: Oakland

In this episode Oakland County and how it reflects the greater state of Michigan  Accomplishments the 18th District has made...

Detroit Today: Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter discusses how the region is changing

If you drive north down the Woodward corridor, you may notice a change in the political climate. Black Lives Matter...

What Oakland County’s new transit millage means for the area

Historically, southeast Michigan has been unique in its inability to provide comprehensive public transit for residents, but things may be...

Oakland County voters will decide fate of public transportation millage

Residents in Oakland, Wayne and Macomb counties will decide on transit items when they head to the polls on Tuesday....

11th Congressional District race is a story of Oakland County’s changing politics

Michigan’s new 11th Congressional District is entirely within Oakland County. The Democratic primary race for that seat featured two incumbent members of...

What you need to know about Oakland County’s voluntary gun buyback program

Compared with other rich countries, America has by far the most gun violence — homicide cases, suicides and gun accidents...

Oakland County politics in the wake of the midterms

Oakland County’s politics are changing. Once a longtime Republican stronghold, a majority of voters in the region supported Hillary Clinton...

Oakland County invests in mental health resources for students

Oakland County is committing tens of millions of dollars to address mental health issues and learning loss caused by the...