2/8/19 Interview with newly-elected state Rep. Laurie Pohutski (D-Livonia), the first Democratic House member from her area in nearly half a century. Sponsored by Deadline Detroit and Vanguard P.A. https://soundcloud.com/user-595768561/whitmer-eo-whittledredistricting-redivivusretirement-tax-rebuked
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PRINCETON UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TELL MICHIGAN MAPMAKERS HOW TO DO IT
No, not the maps that may be redrawn for the 2020 election if things don’t go well for Michigan Republicans in a federal district court this month. Rather, the new maps that will be drawn up for Michigan’s Congressional and legislative districts by a new independent commission following the U.S. 2020 Census. These new maps […]
JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR REJECTS BID BY MICHIGAN GOP TO DELAY REDISTRICTING TRIAL
by Jonathan Oosting The Detroit News Feb. 4, 2019 Map shows boundaries of Michigan’s congressional districts since 2013. (Photo: U.S. Department of Interior) Lansing — GOP mapmakers focused on protecting U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg from 2012 challengers by making his district more Republican, according to new emails disclosed in a federal gerrymandering lawsuit that is heading to trial […]
AWAITING SOTOMAYOR’S VERDICT: Will Supreme Court Justice Torpedo Trial to Alter Michigan’s Legislative Maps?
A newly-formed group calling itself Voters Not Donors (VND) is backing a legal request of the U.S. Supreme Court to stay a trial to determine whether Michigan’s Congressional and legislative maps have been gerrymandered and must be thrown out. VNP claims that any such trial has been “tainted by the hyper-partisan and unethical actions of […]
TRUMP HAS ECONOMY — AND HISTORY — WORKING IN HIS FAVOR FOR RE-ELECTION
by Jonathan Yates, Iowa View Feb. 2, 2019 Early next year, Iowans will take to the caucuses, leading the nation out of the blocks in picking the next president of the United States. The Democrats posted solid results in the November 2018 midterm races. Closer to home, it was good for the Democrats but not […]
Federal Court Torpedoes Benson’s Redistricting “Settlement’
by Jonathan Oosting, The Detroit News Feb. 3, 2019 Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson discusses a redistricting settlement proposal on Jan. 25, 2019. (Photo: Jonathan Oosting) Lansing — A lawsuit alleging partisan gerrymandering by Michigan’s Republican-led Legislature is heading toward trial next week after a three-judge panel rejected a settlement proposed by Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson […]
MICHIGAN TALK NETWORK: The Political Insider #36 — Michigan’s (Frozen) Water Wonderland
PODCAST: Winter Weather Wipeout/Premature Polls/Berman Barometer
A week’s worth of Michigan government wiped out by Polar Vortex. A Glengariff Group poll shows Whitmer with positive approval numbers and job rating before she has a chance to really do anything — how does this compare with former Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Rick Snyder at comparable points in their tenures? Interview with […]
MICHIGAN GOP TO U.S. SUPREME COURT: Block Benson’s Proposed Settlement on Alleged Gerrymandering
by Jonathan Oosting, The Detroit News January 25, 2019 Lansing — Michigan Republicans are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hit pause on a federal lawsuit alleging GOP gerrymandering, a move that could disrupt a settlement agreement announced Friday by Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson. Benson’s deal with plaintiffs would require Michigan to redraw at least […]