Rep. Donni Steele, R-Orion Township, is drafting a bill to stop local elected leaders from having side jobs that could pose conflicts.

Oakland County Commission Chairman Dave Woodward, a Royal Oak Democrat, also works as a consultant for Sheetz. Both Woodward and the gas station empire say there is no conflict.

An Oakland County Republican state legislator told local leaders Thursday, Aug. 14, she wants to change Michigan law to bar county elected officials from holding outside jobs — citing a powerful elected Democrat who also works for a gas station empire.

State Rep. Donni Steele, R-Orion Township, told the Oakland County Board of Commissioners she wants to change the law, referencing Oakland County Commission Chairman Dave Woodward's side gig working as a consultant for Sheetz, a

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