Inside and outside of Oakland

Worst kept secret: Peters to run for U.S. Senate in Michigan

  Washington, D.C., news outlets The National Journal and Roll Call are both reporting that Michigan U.S. Rep. Gary Peters, a Bloomfield Township Democrat, will officially announce Wednesday that he's a candidate for the U.S. Senate.
  Peters is expected to formally announce Wednesday in Rochester Hills.

Battle lines drawn in debate over reforming Michigan's no-fault auto insurance



  Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson and Macomb County state Rep. Pete Lund briefly debated proposed changes to Michigan's no-fault auto insurance law Sunday morning on Fox 2 Detroit's "Let It Rip" show moderated by Charlie Langton.
  The roughly eight-minute segment barely scratched the surface on what is becoming an increasingly contentious debate.
  Lund and Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder propose to end Michigan's unlimited medical expenses for catastrophic injuries in car crashes, capping them at $1 million. Patterson is on the side of a coalition that wants to keep the benefits uncapped.
 

Michigan no-fault auto insurance debate heats up

  The debate over no-fault auto insurance reform in Michigan heats up Sunday when author of reform legislation and one of its chief critics square off.
  State Rep. Pete Lund and Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson debate no-fault auto insurance at 9:30 a.m. on FOX 2 Detroit's "Let It Rip" show moderated by Charlie Langton.