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Michigan’s lost congressional seat signals a much larger problem with population.
Last year’s Census count found that Michigan is not growing as fast as other states, which will result in the state losing a congressional seat. Now that we’ll soon be down to 13 districts instead of 14, there’s a question of how this will affect Michigan’s congressional district map.
“Obviously fewer people is going to result in fewer dollars from the feds and fewer dollars down to the local levels. That is a big problem and certainly an issue that needs to be addressed.” Kurt Metzger, demographer and mayor of Pleasant Ridge