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Redistricting Reform Amendment Coverage
- 7/1/2019 - WSJM: Despite Supreme Court Ruling, Proposal 2 Still In Effect
- 7/1/2019 - Detroit Metro Times: Anti-gerrymandering group Voters Not Politicians presses on, despite U.S. Supreme Court ruling
- 6/30/2019 - Traverse City Record-Eagle: Editorial: Partisan gerrymandering is an unacceptable perversion of democracy
- 6/27/2019 - Gongwer: 2020 Redistricting Done As SCOTUS Allows Partisan Redistricting
- 6/27/2019 - Michigan Advance: Michigan gerrymandering challenge dies with U.S. Supreme Court ruling
- 6/27/2019 - Bridge: What the U.S. Supreme Court gerrymandering ruling means for Michigan
- 6/27/2019 - Bridge: Reaction in Michigan to U.S. Supreme Court gerrymandering decision
- 6/27/2019 - The Detroit News: Supreme Court kills Michigan gerrymandering challenge, upends 2020 redistricting order
- 6/27/2019 - WILX: Gerrymandering ruling will affect Michigan
- 6/27/2019 - WLNS: Supreme Court gerrymandering ruling causes controversy
- 6/27/2019 - WMMT: Michigan leaders react to SCOTUS gerrymandering ruling; some point to Prop 2 importance
- 6/27/2019 - MLive: Supreme Court rules judges have no role in partisan gerrymandering cases
- 6/27/2019 - Michigan Radio: Here's how the Supreme Court's gerrymandering decision affects Michigan
- 6/26/2019 - WSGW: Art Lewis Show – Live on Gerrymandering
- 5/28/2019 - WJR: Frank Beckmann – Nancy Wang
- 5/25/2019 - Tri-County Times: Federal court rules majority of voter districts were gerrymandered
- 5/24/2019 - The Detroit News: Supreme Court delays redrawing districts in Michigan gerrymandering case
- 5/24/2019 - MLive: Supreme Court pauses 2020 redistricting order in Michigan gerrymandering case
- 5/24/2019 - Metro Times: GOP lame duck law making citizen ballot drives difficult is being challenged in court
- 5/24/2019 - Bridge Magazine: U.S. Supreme Court halts order requiring Michigan to redraw political lines
- 5/23/2019 - Detroit Metro Times: State GOP is attempting to hobble new anti-gerrymandering commission
- 5/16/2019 - Michigan Radio: A federal court ruled Michigan political districts are "gerrymandered." What comes next.
- 5/14/2019 - MIRS: AG Would Need To Report To Legislature Before Suing Feds
- 5/14/2019 - Gongwer: House Panel General Gov't Budget Cuts GF Spending By 29%
- 5/14/2019 - Detroit News: Redistricting money would be transferred to Legislature under House spending bill
- 5/9/2019 - Farmington Voice: Farmington schools students talk voting rights with state officials
- 5/3/2019 - MIRS: Ohio Court Says Redistricting Maps Are Unconstitutional
- 5/3/2019 - Detroit News: GOP asks court to suspend gerrymandering order
- 5/1/2019 - Michigan Radio: Michigan Republicans appeal gerrymandering ruling to U.S. Supreme Court
- 4/30/2019 - Bridge Michigan: Michigan Republicans appeal gerrymandering ruling. What you need to know.
- 4/29/2019 - Oakland County Times: MML #1: Stuff to Know about Redistricting and New Election Laws
- 4/29/2019 - Cadillac News: Vanderwall, Rendon think gerrymandering ruling will go to Supreme Court
- 4/28/2019 - Bridge Michigan: To fix maps, Michigan Republicans must please Whitmer and three irked judges
- 4/26/2019 - WDET: Anti-Gerrymandering Activists React to Federal Ruling Ordering Michigan to Redraw Districts
- 4/26/2019 - Midland Daily News: Reader's view: Democrats not looking for an unfair edge
- 4/25/2019 - USA Today: Federal panel orders Michigan to redraw congressional, legislative maps for 2020
- 4/25/2019 - Times Herald: Federal panel orders Michigan to redraw congressional, legislative maps for 2020
- 4/25/2019 - MIRS: Court Orders New Political District Maps; Special Elections In 2020
- 4/25/2019 - Gongwer: Redistricting Ruling: GOP Plans Appeal As Dems Exult
- 4/25/2019 - Detroit Free Press: Federal panel orders Michigan to redraw congressional, legislative maps for 2020
- 4/25/2019 - Bridge Michigan: Michigan’s political districts illegally gerrymandered, court rules
- 3/31/2019 - Bridge Michigan: Voters Not Politicians mulls its next Michigan battle
- 3/28/2019 - Detroit Metro Times: Secretary of State launches 'Redistricting Michigan' web portal
- 3/19/2019 - Legal News: Gerrymandering symposium offered March 22
- 3/18/2019 - Legal News: Wayne Law journal, Levin Center to convene symposium on gerrymandering
- 3/14/2019 - The Oakland Press: Column: We must rise above political differences
- 3/14/2019 - The News-Herald: Column: We must rise above political differences
- 3/14/2019 - The Morning Sun: Column: We must rise above political differences
- 3/14/2019 - The Macomb Daily: Column: We must rise above political differences
- 3/14/2019 - The Daily Tribune: Column: We must rise above political differences
- 3/14/2019 - Press and Guide: Column: We must rise above political differences
- 3/14/2019 - Detroit Metro Times: You can learn more about Michigan's anti-gerrymandering redistricting process at these town hall discussions
- 3/5/2019 - Up North Live: Michigan's redistricting commission looks to California for guidance before process begins
- 2/6/2019 - Ballenger Report: Princeton University students tell Michigan mapmakers how to do it
- 1/17/2019 - Bridge Michigan: Michigan secretary of state wants to settle gerrymandering lawsuit
- 1/11/2019 - Michigan Building Trades: Year-end legislative action: could have been worse for workers
Michigan Ethics & Transparency Coverage
- 6/26/2019 - MLive: Mapmaker who testified for state in gerrymandering case charged taxpayers $217k
- 6/24/2019 - Northern Express: Protestors call on Inman to resign
- 6/20/2019 - MLive: Michigan legislature spends $1.2 million intervening in gerrymandering case headed to U.S. Supreme Court
- 6/19/2019 - Up North Live: Lawyer calls for charges against State Rep. Larry Inman to be dismissed
- 6/19/2019 - Michigan Advance: Gov. files brief opposing Legislature’s 2018 move to ‘adopt and amend’ petitions
- 6/19/2019 - 9&10 News: Rep. Inman's defense files motion to dismiss charges
- 6/12/2019 - MLive: House committee mulls financial disclosure requirements for Michigan officeholders
- 6/1/2019 - Northern Express: Local Trouble, Local Progress
- 5/31/2019 - WLNS: State senator plans to challenge Michigan's term limits
- 5/28/2019 - WWMT: Michigan lawmaker heads to court on federal charges, accused of trading votes for money
- 5/28/2019 - UpNorthLive: State Rep. Larry Inman faces extortion, other charges
- 5/23/2019 - Up North Live: Traverse City Mayor and Voters Not Politicians call on Rep. Inman to resign
- 5/23/2019 - Traverse City Record-Eagle: Inman arraignment delayed
- 5/23/2019 - Politics Central: GOP attempts at petition drive alterations under fire in Lansing
- 5/23/2019 - MIRS News: Court Filing: Court Filing: FBI Has Recorded Phone Call Between Inman, Union Rep
- 5/23/2019 - Michigan Advance: Feds recorded Inman last summer, searched home
- 5/23/2019 - Esquire: Voters Created a Commission to Stop Insane Gerrymandering? Defund the Commission!
- 5/23/2019 - 9&10 News: TC Mayor Calls for Rep. Larry Inman to Resign
- 5/23/2019 - 9&10 News: Grand Traverse Voters Rally for Inman Resignation
- 5/15/2019 - MIRS News: Rep. Inman Indicted on Extortion, Bribery
- 5/15/2019 - Michigan Advance: Michigan House speaker wants Inman to resign over federal bribery charges
- 1/11/2019 - MLive: New rules mean big obstacles for future ballot initiatives, 2018 organizers say
- 1/11/2019 - Manistee News Advocate: Organizers: New rules mean big obstacles for future ballot initiatives
- 1/10/2019 - Gongwer: VNP Won't Seek Referendum On New Petition Requirements
- 1/7/2019 - Bridge Michigan: Groups behind Michigan ballot initiatives mull challenges to lame-duck laws
Proposal 2 Election Coverage
- Detroit Free Press: Michigan voters approve anti-gerrymandering Proposal 2
- Detroit Free Press: Michigan's anti-gerrymandering proposal is approved. Now what?
- Bridge Magazine: One woman’s Facebook post leads to Michigan vote against gerrymandering
- Bridge Magazine: Overnight, it’s a new Michigan. Women sweep to power in change election.
- Crain's Detroit Business: Pot legalization in Michigan passes as redistricting, voting rights issues prevail
- MLive: Voters Not Politicians declares victory for Proposal 2
- Detroit Metro Times: Gerrymandered no more: Michigan approves redistricting reform
- State News: Marijuana, redistricting, voter access ballot proposals pass
- WXYZ.COM: Proposal 2 passes creating an independent redistricting commission, ABC News projects
- WILX News 10: Explaining Prop 2
- The Washington Post: Voters are stripping partisan redistricting power from politicians in anti-gerrymandering efforts
- Politico: Voters Voted for Voting
- Elle: Outraged About Voter Suppression? Here’s What You Can Do Now
- Mother Jones: Tuesday Was a Huge Night for Expanding Voting Rights
- Huffington Post: Michigan Voters Strip Lawmakers Of Redistricting Power In Effort To Limit Gerrymandering
- Wired: What the Midterm Election Results Mean for Big Tech
- The Cut: The New Face of Power Is Taking Shape
- Washington Examiner: Election night brings changes to redistricting process in at least three states
- ThinkProgress: Gerrymandering suffered big, potentially permanent blows last night
- Pacific Standard: How Did Citizen-Led Redistricting Initiatives Fare in the Mid-Terms?