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Parades. A cruise ship docked yesterday. Athena, were trying to track from community to community. Tell us the latest were learning here. Reporter good morning, jim. The key words here are virtual instruction and social distancing. Thats what schools and universities all across the country are trying to do to try to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Here at Columbia University and its sister campus across the street, varner college, theyve suspended classes day to day and then theyre moving online wednesday, thursday and friday. The students will be on spring break so it will be off campu...

Michigan voters wanted transparency when they created a new citizens panel to draw legislative maps. They got it. Now, some are skeptical if in-fighting will doom efforts to redraw 13 maps deemed unconstitutional.

In a hastily arranged meeting Thursday afternoon, Michigan’s independent redistricting commission voted 8-1 to appeal the federal ruling ordering that 13 Detroit-area districts be redrawn.

A panel of federal judges ordered in late December that 13 of the state's House and Senate districts be redrawn due to underrepresentation of Black voters.

Nearly four years ago, more than 9,000 Michiganders applied to the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission to redraw voting maps for congressiona