Oakland Confidential | Michigan | Political Gossip/News

ONE MORE RUN

Is former state Sen. Mike Kowall (R-White Lake) still looking for his final act? Word around both Oakland County and Lansing is that he’s ge

TOWNSHIP TUNES

Now that the general operating millage has passed in Bloomfield Township, Bloomfield Township police officer Tom Smyly is considering his n

REPUBLICAN DESERT

Speaking of Oakland County, tight-lipped Republicans are whispering they’re having a helluva lot of trouble finding candidates to run against Democrats on the ballot, from county executive on down. Other than Republican state Sen. Ruth Johnson (R-Holly), who is still toying with the idea of whether she’ll run for Patterson’s old spot against the victor in the marquee Democrat show involving incumbent Dave Coulter and county treasurer Andy Meisner. Although Johnson has seemin

UH OH

The Michigan Democratic Party filed yet another Federal Election Commission (FEC) complaint on March 3 against a dark money group supporting Republican U.S. Senate candidate John James, Better Future Michigan, whose alleged illegal coordination may be worse than it first appeared. Run by Tori Sachs, who managed James’ 2018 loss to Senator Debbie Stabenow (D), the non-profit first got in trouble when the Michigan Democratic Party filed a FEC complaint that made allegations Sac

COURTROOM SKIRMISH

If suing for breach of contract it would probably make sense to attach said contract in the complaint, right? It appears the political consu

UPWARD TRAJECTORY

Democrat Barb Anness of Rochester Hills, who is running to replace state Rep. Michael Webber (R-Rochester, Rochester Hills, Oakland Township

WRITING ON THE WALL

Republican Michael Goetz of Lake Orion, a 20-year veteran prosecutor who has served in the Oakland prosecutor's office, the Michigan Att

NOW THERE ARE TWO

Birmingham resident Kelly Dillaha (D), who filed last fall to take on Birmingham Republican Chuck Moss for the 12th county commission seat n

RACE FOR SHERIFF

We missed this one in recent weeks when we noted that Democrat and law enforcement veteran Barnett Jones of Lake Orion had announced his run

LAW & ORDER

Speaking of Mike Bouchard, in late February the five-term Oakland County Sheriff was appointed to a new national working group on 'Respe

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MITTEN CONNECTION

SLOTKIN/BIDEN/PELOSI

REPUBLICAN DUAL

ANOTHER ROUND

COVID CURSE

NO DRAMA, NO DEBATE

MARCH OF THE LEMMINGS

CHUTZPAH

BEHIND THE CURTAIN

SYSTEM AT WORK

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