Bridge Magazine: Regional Transit Dead This Year [TRANSCRIPT]
Voters in southeast Michigan will not see a transit proposal on the ballot this fall after a meeting today ended...
Bridge Magazine: Regional Transit Dead This Year [TRANSCRIPT]
Voters in southeast Michigan will not see a transit proposal on the ballot this fall after a meeting today ended...
Ohio Offers Its Own Solution to Gerrymandering [MAPS + GRAPHS]
Michigan voters could decide whether to change the way the state’s political maps are drawn. A state elections board voted...
LIVE STREAM: Policy Meets the People – The Redistricting Issue Special [VIDEO]
Should Michigan redraw its voting districts? And what should the process be to do that? Can the state ever have...
Redistricting 101: Your District, Your Politicians, But Does Your Vote Matter?
An Introduction to Redistricting: Voters elect someone to represent them in Congress and the state Legislature. That individual represents a...
Does Michigan Have a District that Looks Like Homer Simpson? You Be the Judge
Public Back in 1812, Massachusetts Gov. Elbridge Gerry approved a voting map that had one district carefully drawn to favor...
Who Should Draw Michigan’s Political Maps? Voters May Decide [PHOTOS + MAP]
A state elections board certified a petition to change the method of setting the boundaries for Michigan's congressional and state...
Become A Gerrymandering Expert Just By Listening [PODCASTS]
On a hot summer day, there are few things cooler than learning about gerrymandering. Don't know what we're talking about?...
Policy Meets the People: Introducing the Issue of Gerrymandering
This week, WDET dives into the issue of redistricting in Michigan. Here’s an introduction to what you’ll find on air...
Voters Not Politicians: The Cons [TRANSCRIPT]
Jamie Roe If this November's statewide ballot allows Michigan voters the choice to change the process of drawing the state's...
Voters Not Politicians: The Pros [TRANSCRIPT]
A proposal to change the way Michigan's political maps are drawn could be on the November ballot. The Voters Not...
Blue Wave, Shmoo Wave… This Professor Says Liberal Smugness Hurts Dem Chances This Fall
Jake Neher/WDET Democrats are hoping for a big blue wave this fall. One that will sweep them into power in...
MichMash: Prevailing Wage and the Power of Your Signature
Jake Neher/WDET The Legislature made a controversial move this week. It took up a ballot proposal to get rid of...