click to enlarge Shutterstock Michigan State Capitol. Republicans and civil rights activists have found themselves on the same side of an argument: They both say Michigan’s newly drawn-up legislative districts are unfair and will deprive voters of their right to vote. The two-part Michigan Independent … Read More

click to enlarge Steve Neavling State Senator Adam Hollier speaks at a convention in Detroit for new district maps. Dozens of protesters gathered in downtown Detroit to call for new redistribution cards Wednesday, saying the proposed new ones would significantly reduce, if not eliminate, black … Read More

click to enlarge McKeeDigital, Shutterstock Lansing State Capitol Building in Michigan under cover of darkness. Michigan would lose all 17 majority-black legislative districts under new maps drawn up by the state’s district panel, according to Senator Adam Hollier, D-Detroit. The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission, … Read More

click to enlarge The State of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vetoed four election proposals at a dinner with the Detroit NAACP Sunday, saying the legislation was aimed at restricting voting rights and upholding baseless allegations of electoral fraud. The bills are the … Read More

click to enlarge Michigan House of Representatives State Representative Steve Marino. State Representative Steve Marino was stripped of his legislative committee duties on Tuesday, a rare trait usually reserved for some form of discipline. The Harrison Township Republican was removed from its chairmanship of the … Read More

click to enlarge The State of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer calls on state legislators to lift Michigan’s 90-year ban on abortion in cases of Roe v. Wade is overturned. The 1931 law, which made it a crime to perform an abortion, was … Read More