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In an 11-2 vote, the commissioners approved state Senate lines that would be fairer to Democrats than those drawn by Republican lawmakers in the last two decades.

The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission held a public hearing in Downtown Detroit to ask people to speak up about congressional and legislative maps. The new proposed maps highlighting the new drawings are getting a lot of backlash.

Stand up and let the Commission know your thoughts and feel free to use my bullet points above to do that.

Stand up and let the Commission know your thoughts and feel free to use my bullet points above to do that.

Republicans have controlled the Senate for years. A new plan would give both parties an edge in 19 districts apiece.    

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — An expert told Michigans redistricting commission Friday that...

The commission’s Democratic chair has missed 17 meetings since meetings began last year. At other times, commissioners worried about  having enough members for a quorum as they race to complete their work. 

The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission hires lawyers who defended districts deemed by courts to be Republican gerrymanders.

Three commissioners from the Michigan Independent Redistricting Committee stopped by Bird’s Eye Outfitters on Wednesday afternoon on their way to Gaylord.

Bruce Adelson is a Maryland-based attorney and elections law expert who helped advise Arizona’s citizen redistricting panel. The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Panel plans to interview him Thursday. (Screenshot) Adelson was a top adviser for a similar process in Arizona that was ultimately decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. He is the only one of seven candidates to be offered an interview by the 13-member group that was created by voters in 2018....