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Gretchen Whitmer has her veto pen ready as Michigan’s Republican-led Legislature gives final approval to bills that would tighten voting and election laws. But the GOP is ready too: They’re already circulating petitions to go around her.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — After seven weeks of mapping, Michigan's new redistricting...
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — After seven weeks of mapping, Michigan's new redistricting commission is starting to vote on much-anticipated draft congressional and legislative plans. The maps, while not final and subject to future revisions, will give early indications of the panel's approach after voters empowered it — and not lawmakers — to draw lines to minimize partisan gerrymandering.
Michigan’s new redistricting commission is starting to vote on draft congressional and legislative plans.
For the first time, redistricting is being done in public. Some progressives and conservatives say they’re unhappy with what they are seeing.