Monday, November 12, 2012
The Oakland County executive proved he's a stand-up guy during an Election Night appearance in Royal Oak.
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 gathered, was a mixed bag. That is, until L. Brooks Patterson, 73, changed the energy of room. “He gave some remarks and then he told us he had a surprise for us – and then he stood up on his own,” said former Royal Oak Mayor Dennis Cowan. “Everyone burst into applause.” Patterson, elected to his sixth term as Oakland County Executive on Nov. 6, was injured in a crash in August that left him hospitalized at McLaren Oakland Hospital in Pontiac for five weeks after suffering almost a dozen broken bones. He returned to work in October using a wheelchair and …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Here's a breakdown of election results in Rochester and Rochester Hills.
We know who won the national, state and county votes. But who won over Rochester and Rochester Hills voters? Here's a closer look (and we've included a precinct map for each city): Here's how Rochester and Rochester Hills voted for the presidency. In Rochester, 55.94% of voters supported Mitt Romney while 42.98% of voters supported Barack Obama. Precincts 2, 4 and 5 supported Romney; precincts 1 and 3 supported Obama. In Rochester Hills, seven of 32 precincts supported Obama. They were: 2, 4, 11, 15, 20, 28, 30. The overall vote in the city was 54.38% in support of Romney and 44.41% in support of Obama. Sen. Debbie Stabenow won re-election to the U.S. Senate seat for Michigan, but in Rochester, her opponent, Pete Hoekstra, won the vote. …
It was slightly higher than the Oakland County voter turnout rate this year.
On Tuesday, 46,749 voters in Rochester and Rochester Hills went to the polls (or had their absentee ballots counted). The voter turnout rate in the two cities was higher than the Oakland County rate for the Nov. 6 election. In Rochester, 1,858 absentee ballots were turned in; in Rochester Hills, 12,489 were returned. For more about the election, see Results of Election 2012 in Rochester, Rochester Hills. Here's how you can see the voter turnout in your precinct.
Here are the results of the race.
Voters in Rochester, Rochester Hills and Oakland Township on Tuesday elected Tom McMillin to a third term in the Michigan House of Representatives. According to results released from the Oakland County Clerk's office, McMillin, a Republican of Rochester Hills, defeated Democratic challenger Joanna VanRaaphorst of Oakland Township for the 45th District House seat. On Tuesday morning, while campaigning at Adams High School, McMillin said he felt good about the campaign and its predicted outcome. VanRaaphorst, who was campaigning nearby, said she was encouraged by the voters who told her they were splitting their tickets to vote for her. Here's a look at the results: In 2010, McMillin won with 67.88 percent of the vote to Democrat Mary Ward…
Taj conceded the race Wednesday morning.
Some results are still trickling in, but Democrat Syed Taj conceded the race for Michigan's 11th Congressional District to Republican Kerry Bentivolio Wednesday morning. "It goes without saying that I am disappointed in last night's results. However, I am not disappointed in the campaign that we have ran in the 11th. We faced a tough map and in spite of this disadvantage worked our district hard and left nothing on the table," Taj said in a statement. Bentivolio spoke to a group of supporters just before midnight Tuesday at his election party at the Sheraton in Novi, thanking them for their support. "We're going to go to Washington, and we're going to represent the 11th District like it's never been represented before," he said. As of …
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Five of the six statewide ballot proposals were defeated, according to early results.
Voters throughout Michigan chose Barack Obama over Mitt Romney for president, according to early results, and voted no on at least five of the six state proposals. Michiganders also chose incumbent Democrat Debbie Stabenow over Republican challenger Pete Hoekstra for Senate, according to early results. Voter turnout was reported to be high across the state. In 2008, 66.2 percent of Michigan's registered voters cast ballots, the highest number since 1968 when voter turnout was 66.8 percent. On Tuesday, many precincts were still taking ballots well after 8 p.m. to accommodate voters. 1:32 AM: U.S. Rep. John Dingell claimed victory and a record-breaking 30th term in Congress. 12:46 AM: Results are trickling in. Dexter Patch reports Gretchen …
Monday, November 5, 2012
This one, according to city leaders, is the one that could affect you the most.
If the 207 miles of local, neighborhood streets in Rochester Hills could talk, they would urge voters to say "yes" to the seventh proposal on voters' ballots Tuesday. The proposal calls for a re-purposing of one expiring millage (it was used for a drain bond) into a millage to repair and reconstruct local roads. There would be no tax increase from the millage: the .4855 mills would be moved from the city's drain debt fund to a local street fund. The city's millage would remain 9.7060 mills. If approved, it would be effective on the December 2013 winter tax bill and be included in the 2014-15 budget. It would be in effect for seven years and would direct more than $1.4 million to local streets. The ballot question reads like this: Shall …
A guide to where and when to vote and who's on your ballot.
Tuesday is Election Day in America. Here's what you need to know before you go to the polls in Rochester and Rochester Hills. The polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Here's a look at the precincts in Rochester; here are the precincts in Rochester Hills. If you're not sure of your precinct, enter your name into this website and it will tell you where you are registered to vote. In addition to Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, you'll see state and county candidates on your ballot. Here's a look at the races (with links to learn more about the candidates): U.S. SENATE Incumbent U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, a Democat, is running against Republican Pete Hoekstra. CONGRESS Because of Congressional redistricting after the 2010 Census, our …
Thursday, October 18, 2012
The 12-year-old Rochester boy addressed thousands at the Paul Ryan campaign rally last week.
Last Monday the Paul Ryan campaign rally at Oakland University was a bit like a "Who's Who" of southeastern Michigan Republicans. But chances are there was only one speaker in this powerful group who had to leave early to finish his homework. Ben Bishop, a seventh grader at West Middle School, took the stage Monday night with his dad, Mike Bishop, who is running for Oakland County Prosecutor. (Read "Local GOPs Join Kid Rock to Pump Up the Party at Ryan Rally") "It was pretty cool," Ben said about addressing the crowd of 3,000. "I've talked to groups of people before but nothing like that. It was a rush really." After talking about the debt and what it means to his generation, Ben headed home. He had homework to do, so meeting vice-…
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Proposal 4 would also affirm limited collective bargaining rights for about 42,000 home health care workers.
Michigan's Proposal 4 on the Nov. 6 ballot pertains to home health care and the collective bargaining rights for thousands of workers. The proposal calls for the establishment of a "Michigan Quality Home Care Council" in the state constitution and would affirm limited collective bargaining rights for about 42,000 home health care workers. Those workers are hired and fired by the elderly or disabled participants of the Medicaid-funded Home Help Services Program, and are paid by the Michigan Department of Community Health, the Michigan Citizens Research Council states. The council would be the so-called public employer of home health care aides while the participants of the Home Health Care program would still have the right to choose, hire…
Haulin T Male
3:29 am on Sunday, November 25, 2012
Erin, I guess they found out,they tried that new math, and lost, As far as telling any one who you voted for, just torpedoes all the effort to vote in privacy, jthall, all you did was wasted your vote. my ballot did not ask why are you voting this way........ oh well more ›