Emergency in Oakland County after multiple police, fire millages fail

Primary night was full of close races, surprise winners — and Madonna

<a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/oakland/2026/08/07/emergency-in-oakland-county-after-police-fire-millages-fail/91202118007/">Emergency in Oakland County after multiple police, fire millages fail</a>
<a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/columnists/ml-elrick/2026/08/09/primary-night-close-races-surprise-winners-madonna/91204983007/">Primary night was full of close races, surprise winners &mdash; and Madonna</a>

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