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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Government
Good Idea/Bad Idea? Presidential Tears
A video of President Barack Obama thanking his campaign staff went viral on Friday. The reason? It featured the reelected president welling up as he reminisced about his humble beginnings...
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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...