The leaders of the House Democratic and Republican caucuses are among the many incumbents facing primaries in August, though the level of seriousness will vary widely.
The Detroit plaintiffs who won a lawsuit against the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission said in a recent court filing that the remedy map adopted late last month would continue to violate the U.S. Constitution because it prejudices Black voters and favors incumbents under a racially gerrymandered plan already struck down by the court.
Detroit-area House Democrats who would see significant changes in districts redrawn this week by the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission said in interviews that the new lines were surprising and somewhat disappointing, but they were ready to roll in terms of outreach in communities they don't currently represent.
Members of the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission on Wednesday voted to adopt a Detroit House district remedy map for court approval, and days ahead of the federal three-judge panel's March 1 deadline.
Three new map plans for the city of Detroit's House Districts drawn late last week by the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission could pit two representatives against each other in the Hamtramck area, would rearrange district territory around Birmingham and Royal Oak and significantly carve up the 13th District, currently the focus of a special election.
The sponsor of legislation that would increase penalties for illegal dumping told a Senate panel Thursday a stronger deterrent is needed against large-scale trash dumping, which threatens the environment and public health.
Two draft remedy maps for the city of Detroit and its surrounding suburbs were completed Wednesday by the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission as it races to deliver constitutionally compliant maps to the federal court after its first iteration violated the equal protection rights of Detroit residents.
Nearly two years after it adopted maps for the House, Senate and U.S. House in 2021, the independent commission tasked with redrawing Michigan's political landscape was back at the drawing board Tuesday with a court mandate not to use race as a factor in remedy maps for new Detroit-area districts.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer Wednesday signed several bills, including two Senate bills that would revise how public school educator evaluations are conducted and lower the number of probationary years from five to four for a teacher to receive an adequate evaluation rating.
The House voted to toughen penalties for dumping liter and failing stop for school bus on Thursday.