Inside and outside of Oakland

Snyder signs new law cutting county commission districts; lawsuit expected

  Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has signed into law a bill that allows Oakland County to reduce the size of its county commission and draw new boundaries in advance of the 2012 election.

Peters announces labor endorsements

  On the heels of President Barack Obama's visit to the GM assembly plant in Orion Township Friday, U.S. Rep. Gary Peters announced Saturday he's won the endorsement of labor groups in his bid to win the newly drawn 14th Congressional District seat in 2012.

Voters approve tax for Troy library; pick candidates for November

 Voters approved taxes in Troy Tuesday to keep the city library open, and tax proposals in other communities and school districts also passed. Voters in Rochester Hills and Southfield selected candidates in primaries to move on to the November general election, and a special general election settled a county commission race left over from last November.