Over a half-dozen cities in the county go even higher, per state data, but Oakland does not have its own local sales tax. Meanwhile, property owners pay roughly $1,109 a year in taxes for land ...

Twelve Oakland County communities that contract with the sheriff’s office for law enforcement services are scrambling to figure out how they’ll cover a roughly 33% rate increase over ...

The number of rides provided by SMART has plummeted to about half what it was in 2008 — from just under 1.4 million to about ...