Nearly one year after the killing of George Floyd sparked a national reckoning over racial justice and police, Michigan is among a handful of states that have approved zero statewide reforms.
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Michigan CEOs to GOP: Don’t disenfranchise voters
Business leaders from some of Michigan’s largest employers on Tuesday urged the state’s Republican-led Legislature to avoid approving any new election laws that would reduce participation or disenfranchise voters. It’s a direct response to a 39-bill plan from state Senate Republicans.
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Michigan’s redistricting panel to interview expert who guided Arizona process
Approved by voters in 2018, the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Panel faces several hurdles but could take a big step forward Thursday in its quest to reverse gerrymandering.
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Detroit organizers call GOP legislation a ‘desperate’ attempt to limit voting
Michigan’s Senate Republicans introduced a package of 39 bills that they say will make elections more secure. Detroit organizers say the plan limits voter access and increases partisan politics.
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Detroiters asked to help draw fair voting maps and curb gerrymandering
Michigan’s Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission has extended the number of public hearings this summer, with two in Detroit. Advocates and researchers say now is the time for Detroiters to help draw fair political maps and prevent gerrymandering.
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Director of Detroit’s massive demolition program: “We really have to deliver.”
Meet the Detroiter in charge of the City’s new Demolition Department.
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Michigan GOP mounts ‘election integrity’ push. Democrats fear suppression.
Conservatives say they’re trying to curb fraud with effort to make absentee voting harder. Others say it would be “the biggest infringement on voter rights to ever be put into public policy in this state.”
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Detroit Public Library officials: Too much of our millage is going to Detroit development projects
Leaders of the Detroit Public Library say too much of their voter-approved millage is being diverted to the city’s Downtown Development Authority, rising above a 5% cap laid out in the ballot question voters approved when they renewed the library’s millage in 2014.
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Detroit police board votes against giving public more time to weigh in
The Detroit Board of Police Commissioners, which has civilian oversight of the police department, voted against extending the public comment period, raising concerns about limiting access and public input.
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Detroiters want more investment in people, not police
Despite calls to defund the Detroit Police Department, the mayor’s budget proposal calls for an increase in spending.