O-Score proof
Election Day: Eaton County, Mich., voters approve a road millage and renew EATRAN transit funding after years of rejecting tax proposals, unofficial results show
10O-Score10 · Fully overlooked0 of 13 major U.S. outlets as of Nov 4 (our publish date). · See proof →Method note: Score reflects coverage as of publish date; changed Nov 2, 2026. Only articles dated on or before our publish date (Nov 4, 2026, ET) count. Later articles are listed as pickups and never lower the score.
Status history (2 events, ET)
- O-Score check: 10 (Fully overlooked) · 0 of 13 outlets counted
- Published
The math
- Outlets checked: 13 major U.S. national outlets.
- Confirmed reports of this story dated on or before our publish date: 0.
- 0 found → O-Score 10 (Fully overlooked). Higher means more overlooked.
| Score | Meaning | Major U.S. outlets that covered it |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fully overlooked ← this story | 0 of 13 outlets |
| 8 | Barely covered | 1 outlet |
| 6, 5 | Lightly covered | 2 outlets (6) · 3 outlets (5) |
| 4, 3 | Covered | 4 outlets (4) · 5 outlets (3) |
| 2, 1, 0 | Widely covered | 6–7 outlets (2) · 8–10 outlets (1) · 11–13 outlets (0) |
Provisional: Headline search only (Google News and Bing News, 3 query variants per outlet, all 13 outlets searched, none unchecked). All 4 candidates were unrelated (other stories, section and results pages); a headline search can miss articles, so this may change on recheck.
Checked Nov 4, 2026, 8:14 AM ET · search window: 30 days back from the check.
Every outlet
| Outlet | Result | Searches run |
|---|---|---|
| AP apnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Eaton County millage site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Eaton County millage site:apnews.com" google-news: "EATRAN site:apnews.com" bing-news: "EATRAN site:apnews.com" google-news: "Eaton County road millage site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Eaton County road millage site:apnews.com" |
| Reuters reuters.com | Not found | google-news: "Eaton County millage site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Eaton County millage site:reuters.com" google-news: "EATRAN site:reuters.com" bing-news: "EATRAN site:reuters.com" google-news: "Eaton County road millage site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Eaton County road millage site:reuters.com" |
| The New York Times nytimes.com | Not found | google-news: "Eaton County millage site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Eaton County millage site:nytimes.com" google-news: "EATRAN site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "EATRAN site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Eaton County road millage site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Eaton County road millage site:nytimes.com" |
| The Washington Post washingtonpost.com | Not found | google-news: "Eaton County millage site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Eaton County millage site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "EATRAN site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "EATRAN site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Eaton County road millage site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Eaton County road millage site:washingtonpost.com" |
| The Wall Street Journal wsj.com | Not found | google-news: "Eaton County millage site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Eaton County millage site:wsj.com" google-news: "EATRAN site:wsj.com" bing-news: "EATRAN site:wsj.com" google-news: "Eaton County road millage site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Eaton County road millage site:wsj.com" |
| CNN cnn.com | Not found | google-news: "Eaton County millage site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Eaton County millage site:cnn.com" google-news: "EATRAN site:cnn.com" bing-news: "EATRAN site:cnn.com" google-news: "Eaton County road millage site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Eaton County road millage site:cnn.com" |
| Fox News foxnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Eaton County millage site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Eaton County millage site:foxnews.com" google-news: "EATRAN site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "EATRAN site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Eaton County road millage site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Eaton County road millage site:foxnews.com" |
| NBC News nbcnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Eaton County millage site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Eaton County millage site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "EATRAN site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "EATRAN site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Eaton County road millage site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Eaton County road millage site:nbcnews.com" |
| CBS News cbsnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Eaton County millage site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Eaton County millage site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "EATRAN site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "EATRAN site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Eaton County road millage site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Eaton County road millage site:cbsnews.com" 3 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| ABC News abcnews.go.com | Not found | google-news: "Eaton County millage site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Eaton County millage site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "EATRAN site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "EATRAN site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Eaton County road millage site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Eaton County road millage site:abcnews.go.com" |
| NPR npr.org | Not found | google-news: "Eaton County millage site:npr.org" bing-news: "Eaton County millage site:npr.org" google-news: "EATRAN site:npr.org" bing-news: "EATRAN site:npr.org" google-news: "Eaton County road millage site:npr.org" bing-news: "Eaton County road millage site:npr.org" |
| USA Today usatoday.com | Not found | google-news: "Eaton County millage site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Eaton County millage site:usatoday.com" google-news: "EATRAN site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "EATRAN site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Eaton County road millage site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Eaton County road millage site:usatoday.com" |
| Bloomberg bloomberg.com | Not found | google-news: "Eaton County millage site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Eaton County millage site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "EATRAN site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "EATRAN site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Eaton County road millage site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Eaton County road millage site:bloomberg.com" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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Pickups
We published: Nov 4, 2026 (ET).
No major-outlet pickup after our publish date yet.
Check history
| Checked (ET) | Check | O-Score | Confirmed outlets | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2026, 8:14 AM ET | initial | 10 Fully overlooked | 0 | No change |
Search terms
“Eaton County millage”, “EATRAN”, “Eaton County road millage”
Method
- google-news
- bing-news
A match counts only if the outlet’s own article is about this story, not a passing mention. “Not found” means not found by these methods; search engines index only part of each site. Stories are rechecked daily for pickups; the score itself is locked to coverage as of our publish date.