Aileen Dickson News Today

TROY — Oakland County has a new county commissioner and Troy has a new City Council member following a sudden shake-up after the Nov. 7 election.

METRO DETROIT — Several communities throughout southeast Michigan are preparing to implement early voting, which allows in-person voting in elections up to nine days prior to Election Day.

There's a whole process that happens once that absentee ballot is received by your city or township clerk, and we spoke with one local clerk to detail the process of what happens after it's received.

Half of Michigan votes in next week's election are expected to be cast absentee, but many municipalities aren't taking advantage of new rules allowing some pre-processing.

Why smaller municipalities won’t take advantage of the extra two days the legislature provided.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The May 3 election has come and gone, yet many people vote without ever thinking about what it takes for such elections to happen and what those who work at polling stations do to ensure that these elections are performed accurately and properly.

TROY — Troy voters may be seeing some changes this year when it comes to where they cast their ballots at election time.

YESTERDAY, the energy regulator announced it has increased the price cap on bills.

Photo by Jonathan Shead City Council approves suspension of license fees for struggling industries Bowling alleys, skating rinks, car washes and other businesses across Troy won’t have to pay 2021 amusement license fees after the City Council unanimously approved temporarily suspending them for the year. Photo by Jonathan Shead Advertisement TROY — As COVID-19 restrictions continue to take an economic toll on local businesses, Troy officials said they have taken steps to help alleviate some...

International Women’s Day: “I Celebrate My Own Challenges” "I celebrate my own struggle and challenges as I remember other women around the world who face the same situation," she said. Source: STO #ChooseToChallenge is the theme for International Womens Day 2021. The message organizers the world over want to put out is "a challenged world is an alert world," the International Womens Day (IWD) website says. Whilst the celebration of IWD around the world takes place once a year, Ileen Dick...