James and Jennifer Crumbley were found by Detroit police in a building on the city’s east side. They had been missing since Friday, after they were charged with involuntary manslaughter.
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán is a former capitol reporter for Bridge Michigan.
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Michigan’s water systems in line for $3.3 billion. Much more is needed.
The state Senate allocates more than Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proposed, but Michigan’s infrastructure has been underfunded for years.
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Michigan redistricting panel opts for secrecy, won’t release voting memos
A citizen group created to end a closed-door process heeds advice of lawyers and keeps documents private.
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Voters Not Politicians to redistricting panel: Release Voting Rights Act memos
The 13-member redistricting panel, created in part to make the process more transparent, has declined multiple Freedom of Information Act requests by Michigan news outlets.
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Oxford shooting: Dems push gun safety; top Republican frets for ‘freedoms’
The odds for passage of new gun restrictions or safety measures in the Michigan Legislature are slim, even in the wake of a school shooting that left four students dead.
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Michigan redistricting attorneys: Don’t ‘acquiesce,’ keep memos secret
The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission will meet Thursday to decide whether to release documents used to draft majority-minority districts in southeast Michigan.
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Michigan redistricting panel doubles down, won’t budge on secret memos
Despite the constitution and an attorney general opinion, the independent panel says it’s not obligated to make public memos that helped shape southeast Michigan districts.
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Redistricting may oust half of incumbents in Michigan, analysis finds
For the first time in years, incumbency wasn’t a consideration in drawing new districts. That means dozens may have to face each other in legislative races, a Bridge analysis finds.
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Nessel: Michigan redistricting panel wrong to meet secretly, must release memos
Despite opinion, the panel may still wait a week — or more — to release documents that could show the rationale for decreasing the number of majority-minority districts in Michigan.
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Michigan redistricting panel should release secret memos, member says
A commissioner has changed his mind and now says the group may have been wrong to keep private memos that helped shape Detroit districts.