The days of politicians drawing their own district maps end Tuesday, when the citizen-powered, nonpartisan redistricting commission begins a series of public meetings.
Michigan redistricting
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Join our Bridge Lunch Break chat on the state of redistricting in MI
On May 20, Bridge Michigan Capitol reporter Sergio Martínez-Beltrán will moderate a Zoom discussion with two redistricting experts on the current state of Michigan’s redistricting process.
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Census counts mean Michigan, Great Lakes states to lose power in Congress
Michigan’s population grows past 10 million, but it will still lose a representative in Congress. Four of the six other states losing a seat are in the Great Lakes.
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Michigan’s political geography is shifting. These interactive maps show how.
Democrat Joe Biden carried Michigan by extending his support into the suburbs to withstand a surge for Republican Donald Trump in rural parts of the state. But precinct-level data shows many exceptions, with one sliver of Detroit going for Trump and more of west Michigan favoring Biden.
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As Michigan begins redistricting, ‘communities of interest’ take center stage
A new panel to draw Michigan’s political lines could allow diverse groups to increase their political power. But the process is bound to create winners and losers.
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GOP wants to split Michigan Electoral College votes. That would help the GOP.
Republicans in the Michigan House want to award most of the state’s presidential electors by congressional district, an overhaul that would increase clout of rural areas and decrease it in metro Detroit.
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Michigan redistricting group hires attorney over GOP objections
A citizens group charged with taking the politics out of the redistricting process draws fire because an adviser donated to Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.
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Michigan’s redistricting panel to interview expert who guided Arizona process
Approved by voters in 2018, the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Panel faces several hurdles but could take a big step forward Thursday in its quest to reverse gerrymandering.
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Michigan wanted to end gerrymandering. Census delays make it ‘really messy’
For the first time, a nonpartisan commission is redrawing Michigan political districts that have favored Republicans for years. But its deadline to finish the work is being jeopardized by delays in Census population data.
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Michigan redistricting panel on track, despite census delays, director says
Michigan residents have high hopes for a newly created panel charged with redrawing political boundaries called some of the most gerrymandered in the nation.