The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a request to press pause on the remapping sessions underway for metro Detroit political districts while the commission appeals a lower court’s decision that found their original maps unconstitutional.
It is essential that the commission restores the political will of Black voters without reinstating the partisan bias that has infected Michigan politics and policy for decades.
Metro Detroiters will have their first chance to weigh in on possible new political district maps next week after the state’s independent redistricting commission began court-ordered attempts to redraw several House districts.
An average family of four paid $563 this year to attend a Lions game. That’s a lot. But in the NFL, it’s a pittance, ranking 26th among 32 teams. Sports industry experts list all the ways prices will likely rise next season.
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s request to press pause on redrawing state legislative districts before the 2024 election cycle comes as Michigan’s citizen-led redistricting commission begins a second round of mapping this week.
Michigan elites agree that a lack of quality education, public transportation and attractive cities is creating a population crisis, but there’s less consensus on a plan of action.
Over $5 million was awarded to three school districts, Detroit, Lansing and Pontiac to purchase clean-school buses that have little to no carbon emissions.
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.
Community health workers focus on people who, due to low incomes or other inequities, tend to have poorer health outcomes. The state is now expanding Medicaid to cover more of this work.
Federal judges indicate they are skeptical of plans for special Senate elections this year but want to move aggressively to redraw 13 districts deemed unconstitutional.
Too many people in a mental health crisis end up in a hospital ER, where they rarely get the one-on-one or follow-up care they need. New mobile vans are designed to bring better care to people in distress before they spiral further.
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.
Special elections would be two years ahead of schedule and could jeopardize Democrats’ control of the chamber. The request comes after judges rule 13 districts were illegally drawn.
Teachers know that classrooms built to the needs of each student are more successful than the one-size-fits-all curricula that are the norm. An individualized or small-group learning model will allow our students to soar.
Experts defend splitting Detroit districts, telling a court that doing so made statewide legislative maps less partisan. A trial will determine if the new districts dilute the power of Black voters.
