Redistricting group, Whitmer raise more than opponents
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Organizers of a ballot drive aimed at ending partisan gerrymandering raised $13.8 million over three months — dwarfing the opposition —...
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Ballot initiatives buck legislatures in GOP-leaning states
(AP) Marijuana legalization. An increase in the minimum wage. Expansion of Medicaid. Come Election Day, voters in a batch of Republican-dominated states will weigh in...
Michigan voters to decide how their electoral maps are drawn
(Associated Press) Voters in Michigan will decide in November whether to entrust how their voting districts are drawn to an independent commission rather than the...
Indiana Senate panel passes redistricting criteria bill
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana Senate panel has advanced a bill what would set criteria for redrawing electoral districts. But the measure approved on an...
Michiana Shores lawmaker wants non-politicians to redraw district maps
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A northwestern Indiana lawmaker wants an independent commission to draw political-district maps instead of politicians. Sen. Mike Bohacek is a Republican from...
Indiana redistricting plans moving forward with possible citizen commission
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A plan is taking shape to consider putting a citizen commission in charge of redrawing legislative district boundaries in Indiana. The (Northwest...