Jan. 17, 2019: Michigan secretary of state wants to settle gerrymandering lawsuit Emails suggest Republicans gerrymandered Michigan to weaken ‘Dem garbage’ Emails involving Republican strategists and the Michigan Chamber emerge in a federal lawsuit. The messages suggest that helping GOP candidates was the central focus in redrawing legislative boundaries back in 2011. Voting results deliver on […]
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Citizens cannot do their job of running their government if they don’t know what their public servants are doing.
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Michigan lame duck: Ballot rules may tighten, campaign finance stays with SOS
A controversial change to the state’s ballot petition signature gathering requirements moved one step closer to becoming law Wednesday. Two other Republican efforts fell short as lame duck session nears the finish line.
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Michigan population almost 10M again. These maps and charts explain how.
Michigan remains the 10th largest state in the nation, but slow population growth after a lost decade likely means the state will lose another congressional district after 2020.
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School grades, toxic waste and dark money: Your Michigan lame duck roundup
Lawmakers passed bills Tuesday to conceal identities of donors to political nonprofits, assign letter grades to schools and change toxic waste standards, among other measures.
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Lansing looks to bonds to help solve local pension, health-care debts
A lame-duck bill that would allow more Michigan communities to use bonds to pay for spiraling pension and retiree health care legacy costs is expected to soon reach Gov. Rick Snyder’s desk.
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Bill to protect ‘dark money’ groups in Michigan passes House
The Republican bill would largely prevent the incoming Democratic Secretary of State and Attorney General from accessing information about groups that influence elections.
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Snyder signs bills that weaken Michigan minimum wage, sick leave laws
The term-limited Republican governor said he agreed with the GOP Legislature that the original laws passed earlier this year would harm economic progress in Michigan. Advocates for workers vowed a lawsuit.
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What’s dead ‒ and what’s still in play ‒ in Michigan’s lame-duck session
The Michigan Legislature has one week left before its two-year term ends. A number of bills, including requiring public employee unions to vote to recertify and banning home growing of marijuana, died for lack of votes.
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In lame duck, all eyes are on Michigan’s governor
Republican Rick Snyder is the wild card in a full deck of GOP measures to rein in Democrats entering office, rollback environmental laws and other measures that drive progressives crazy. Will it impact his legacy?
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Chart: Democrats can thank more educated voters for swinging Michigan seats
Voters in the most educated congressional districts flipped on the GOP, giving Democrats two victories and a 7-7 split in the state delegation. It was a trend seen across Midwest.