The Bureau of Elections dismisses two campaign finance complaints against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer from conservative groups.
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán is a former capitol reporter for Bridge Michigan.
Posted inMichigan Government
Here’s what the Michigan redistricting panel discussed in secret
Read the seven memos Bridge Michigan and other news outlets sued to make public. Most materials discuss the Voting Rights Act and drawing of majority-minority districts.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan Supreme Court orders release of redistricting panel’s secret work
Bridge Michigan was among several media organizations that sued the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission for its failure to make public a private hearing and refusing to release secret legal memos related to its work.
Posted inMichigan Government
Critics say prisons give rural Michigan towns unfair edge in redistricting
Advocates call it ‘prison gerrymandering’ and say urban cities are denied truly fair representation because inmates are counted as residents of their prisons. Others say it’s not so simple.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan Supreme Court hears redistricting lawsuit over secret memos
The decision by the state’s top court will determine whether the public gets to see memos the redistricting commission used to help draw political boundaries.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan Legislature passes $1B incentive plan for big projects like GM
Lawmakers say time is of the essence to compete with other states for big developments. They also approve another $500 million for economic development.
Posted inMichigan Government
On eve of court case, Michigan redistricting panel says it has right to secrecy
In lawsuit response, the group contends that memos about minority representation are protected under attorney-client privilege, and releasing them is a ‘direct threat.’
Posted inMichigan Government
Bridge, news outlets sue Michigan redistricting panel to release memos
Days after Michigan’s redistricting commission voted not to release memos used to craft legislative boundaries, Bridge and other news outlets ask the Michigan Supreme Court to make them public.
Posted inMichigan Government
Oxford declines Michigan AG offer to probe shooting. Nessel may do so anyway
‘We’re not going to just do nothing,’ Nessel says, after the district rebuffs her offer to investigate its handling of events in the hours before a mass shooting that killed four students.
Posted inMichigan Government
Oxford shooting: Michigan Dems seek gun storage law. It may be a long fight.
Prosecutors say parents of the alleged school shooter didn’t secure the murder weapon. That isn’t a crime in Michigan, and it took nearly a decade to make it one in Oregon.