Wayne and Oakland counties pass SMART millage, Macomb vote close

August 13th, 20180 Mt. Clemens— While voters in Oakland and Wayne Counties chose to approve a millage renewal for the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) through 2021 by wide margins, Macomb County voters approved the measure by just 23 votes. The final unofficial results showed the millage passed in Macomb 77,502 to...

Evans stresses diversity and rebuilding message at State of the County address

March 16th, 20180 By Georgi-Ann Bargamian New Michigan Media   Wayne County Executive Warren C. Evans delivered a strong diversity and rebuilding message at his 2018 State of the County address before a packed invitation-only crowd at the Detroit Film Theatre. Co-hosted by the Arab-American Chamber of Commerce, the March 13 address contained...

Wayne County Executive Warren Evans announces re-election bid

January 26th, 20180 DETROIT — On Jan. 22, Wayne County Executive Warren C. Evans announced before a crowd of more than 100 supporters at the Samaritan Center on the city's east side that he'd seek a second term. "You find a way to make chicken pie out of chicken feathers," Evans said about his first term. "That's what we did, we took chicken feathers...