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LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's new redistricting commission approved congressional and legislative maps Tuesday, ones that are fairer to Democrats than when the process was controlled by the Republican-led Legislature the past two decades.
Michigan’s redistricting commission wrapped up its first-ever effort to redraw political boundaries last month with a series of bipartisan votes adopting district lines that give Democrats their best chance in years to recapture control
The decision marks a victory in the lawsuit brought by the Detroit Free Press and other media organizations seeking access to redistricting records.
Groups on both sides of the political spectrum are displeased with the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission’s final legislative maps.
A citizen ballot initiative took redistricting out of the hands of partisan legislators. The result: competitive political districts — and an example of how to push back against hyperpartisanship.