Created Equal: Should our political maps be drawn based on geography or race? 

Michigan’s legislative maps have been drawn — and re-drawn — several times by the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission in...

Detroit Evening Report: Michigan House bills seeking to increase rights for sexual assault victims gets hearing

A pair of Michigan bills aimed at supporting survivors of sexual assault received a hearing on Tuesday before the state...

Josh Schriver loses office staff, committees over racist social media post

Republican state Rep. Josh Schriver (R-Oxford) was stripped of his office staff and committee assignments over his sharing of a...

The Metro: Redrawn metro Detroit state House districts need community input

The Michigan Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission is seeking public comment this month on several new draft maps for seven Detroit-area...

Deadline looming for Redistricting Commission to fix Detroit districts

Six draft state House district plans advanced to a public comment period at Wednesday’s Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission meeting....

Democratic field set for special election that could determine control of Michigan House

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democratic primaries in two special elections in the Detroit area seeking to break a tie in the Michigan...

2 Democratic-leaning Michigan House districts to hold special election primaries

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Two Michigan House districts will hold special election primaries on Tuesday to fill seats that were...

SCOTUS denies redistricting stay as in-person meetings get underway  

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a request to stop the redrawing of seven Michigan state House districts. The order...

Nessel charges former House GOP staffers with corruption

Two former senior aides to a Republican state House Speaker are facing a raft of felony corruption charges, and the...

MichMash: What’s to come for Michigan House Democrats after election shakeup?

This month's elections were relatively low-key, but they still point to some trends that will impact our state next year...

Detroit Today: Why Michigan faces political deadlock after Tuesday’s elections

Two Democratic members of the Michigan House of Representatives won their respective mayoral races on Tuesday, reducing the Democrats’ two-member...

Democrats lose control of Michigan House following Warren, Westland elections

For the first time in 16 years, voters in Warren and Westland have a new mayor-elect, and that’s creating a...