Clare County Watchdog was founded to shine a bright light on local government across Clare County and its townships, holding our elected officials, boards, and public employees strictly accountable to the people they serve.

We focus on exposing and challenging self-dealing: when those in power use their positions for personal gain, cozy conflicts of interest, and wasteful spending of taxpayer dollars that fail to deliver real value back to the community. No more backroom deals. No more treating public office like a personal ATM. No more hiding behind bureaucracy while the rest of us foot the bill.

We believe in transparency, open meetings, honest stewardship of public funds, and government that answers to the Constitution and the citizens, not special interests or personal agendas. Through FOIA requests, public records review, investigative reporting, and our podcast, we cut through the spin and deliver the facts so you can make informed decisions at the ballot box and in your community.

This is your watchdog. If you see something, say something. We’re listening. Together we’ll demand better from those who spend our money and represent our values.

Randy G. Gray II Clare County Precinct Delegate & Founder, Clare County Watchdog