Public hearings held in Metro Detroit on Michigan Senate redistricting maps
Michigan's redistricting commission is holding three meetings in Metro Detroit to get feedback on Michigan Senate redistricting maps.
Michigan's redistricting commission is holding three meetings in Metro Detroit to get feedback on Michigan Senate redistricting maps.
A three-judge federal appeals court panel approved redrawn state House districts in the Detroit area that will be implemented for the November election.
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a request from Michigan's redistricting commission to overrule an order to redraw 13 Detroit-area seats in the Legislature.
Much of Thursday's meeting was utilized on procedural votes and discussion that at times became contentious.
The organization tasked with drawing new voting district maps for Michigan should receive their new members through random selection on Wednesday.
The boundaries of 13 Detroit-area seats in the Michigan Legislature must be redrawn after a three-judge panel said the map was illegally influenced by race.
Senior Producer/Host Carol Cain discusses politics with Lavora Barnes, chair, Michigan Democratic Party, Rocky Raczkowski, chair, Oakland County Republican Party, David Dulio, Director of Oakland University Center for Civic Engagement, and Matt Grossman, Director, MSU's Institute for Public Policy and Social Research appear to talk about a blockbuster political year in Michigan and the road ahead.
A ballot group that helped overhaul Michigan's redistricting process has discussed lengthening legislative term limits with Republicans who control the Legislature.
Former congressman and Michigan gubernatorial candidate Mark Schauer will lead a national effort to position Democrats for success in the next round of redistricting after the 2020 census.
For all the billions spent by the Obama and Romney campaigns, Republican and Democratic parties, and countless outside groups, we may wake up November 7th to a Washington that is virtually unchanged.
In Texas Republicans have taken efforts to restrict access to voting a step farther. Texas Republicans are calling for the repeal of the Voting Rights Act.
The Michigan Court of Appeals has upheld part of a lower court's ruling involving redistricting in Oakland County.
There's no word yet on whether Governor Rick Snyder and Oakland County Republicans will take the case to the Michigan Court of Appeals.
Detroit City Council is hosting public meetings to gather comments on four different draft maps that slice Detroit into seven voting districts for City Council and Board of Police Commissioner seats.
Detroiters are getting the first idea of what the new City Council districts could look like
A bill that would reduce the number of Oakland County commissioners and give power to Republicans to redraw district boundaries in the southeast Michigan county has passed the GOP-led state Legislature.
Michigan's new redistricting plan for the State Legislature is the subject of a lawsuit filed today in U.S. District Court.
A couple of incumbent Democrat Congressmen are campaigning in a re-drawn district for the first time.
The Michigan Legislative Black Caucus says it plans to sue to challenge new boundaries for the state's U.S. House and state legislative districts.
Two Democratic incumbents representing southeast Michigan in Congress will be tossed into the same district for the 2012 election under legislation signed Tuesday by Republican Gov. Rick Snyder.
The Michigan Legislative Black Caucus is telling lawmakers now working on redrawing legislative lines that certain groundrules must be met.
A committee in the Michigan House has scheduled the first in a series of public hearings tied to the state's redistricting process for boundaries of congressional and state legislative districts.
The holiday season is all about the spirit of giving, and people in Detroit will be able to help someone else with the push of a button.
Some residents in Chesterfield Township are calling an incident "stranger danger" after students reported being approached by an unwanted guest at a school bus stop.
Body camera footage shows the moment Plymouth Township police officers entered a burning home to rescue an elderly couple trapped inside.
Monroe police did not provide any details on the shooting but believe the minor was the only person involved.
Overdose deaths have slowed 18% since a peak last year, the CDC estimates.
Duggan is the city's 75th mayor and has been in office since January 2014.
The holiday season is all about the spirit of giving, and people in Detroit will be able to help someone else with the push of a button.
The 65-year-old actor and stand-up comedian, best known for portraying Joey Gladstone on "Full House," said he first noticed symptoms in October.
Some residents in Chesterfield Township are calling an incident "stranger danger" after students reported being approached by an unwanted guest at a school bus stop.
Body camera footage shows the moment Plymouth Township police officers entered a burning home to rescue an elderly couple trapped inside.
Earlier this week, the automaker announced that it was indefinitely laying off 1,100 union-backed workers at its Toledo South Assembly Plant.
Stellantis, which owns brands like Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep and Ram, says the job cuts are effective Jan. 5, 2025.
Shipments dropped by 20% to 1.2 million vehicles in the third quarter from 1.5 million a year earlier.
At a rally in Novi over the weekend, Former President Donald Trump promised to save the auto industry in Michigan, and to bring back manufacturing jobs to the state.
The company said after financial markets closed on Monday that it made $892 million from July through September, compared with $1.2 billion it made a year earlier.
The 65-year-old actor and stand-up comedian, best known for portraying Joey Gladstone on "Full House," said he first noticed symptoms in October.
John Krasinski is People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive for 2024. The magazine announced the actor-writer-director as its pick during "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."
The National Toy Hall of Fame in Rochester, New York, has enshrined a new class of honorees.
Mattel apologizes for inadvertently directing people to pornography site instead of one promoting upcoming film.
Six-time Grammy-nominated artist Shaboozey will perform at halftime of the Detroit Lions' Thanksgiving game against the Chicago Bears.
Overdose deaths have slowed 18% since a peak last year, the CDC estimates.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Matt Gaetz, whose selection as attorney general prompted backlash, resigned from Congress.
Calling Jagger the "first of her kind at the Detroit Zoo in decades," zoo officials said that she'll spend the next few days getting acclimated behind the scenes before making her way outdoors "in the next week."
Spirit Airlines, weighed down by mounting debt, is considering filing for bankruptcy protection.
Faulty transmission control valve can fail and cause rear wheels to lock up, increasing risk of crash, according to General Motors.
Overdose deaths have slowed 18% since a peak last year, the CDC estimates.
The 65-year-old actor and stand-up comedian, best known for portraying Joey Gladstone on "Full House," said he first noticed symptoms in October.
State officials say Michigan's decline from 2021 to 2023 was also five times faster than the national decline during the same time period.
Consumer Reports applauds food giant's decision after less-than-expected demand for the meal kits from school districts.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has vowed to combat "the chronic disease epidemic in this country" in the Trump administration, with the slogan "Make America Healthy Aagain."
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence will miss his second consecutive game because of an injury to his left, non-throwing shoulder.
Malik Beasley made a tiebreaking free throw with 1.1 seconds left in overtime after Miami was given a technical foul for calling a timeout when it had none left, and the Detroit Pistons edged the Heat 123-121 in an NBA Cup game on Tuesday night.
Datsyuk was inducted alongside Shea Weber, Jeremy Roenick, Natalie Darwitz and Krissy Wendell.
A Rochester Hills man is close to winning a four-way parlay that involves Detroit Lions winning the Super Bowl.
Dan Campbell has seen a lot of things as an NFL player and coach.
How did the Democrats lose so many races at once?
In Michigan, the Democrats have control of the governor's mansion and both state houses.
In Michigan, the Democrats now have control of the governor's mansion and both state houses.
Both party chairs also talked about the ground game as each looks for independent voters and those who haven't voted in a while they hope to inspire to show up on Nov. 5.
Trump and Harris and their anointed representatives continue to make campaign stops in Detroit, Grand Rapids, Flint and other places in Michigan, a critical battleground state.
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Detroit is one of only a handful of cities with a Giving Machine. People can buy clothes, medicine, food, and more. The essential items go directly to those who need them.
Some residents in Chesterfield Township are calling an incident "stranger danger" after some kids reported being approached by an unwanted guest at a school bus stop.
Body camera footage shows the moment Plymouth Township police officers entered a burning home to rescue an elderly couple trapped inside.
The fallout from the war on drugs impacted many families across the U.S., and the film, "Kemba," explores how it turned the life of a young woman upside down. The film follows the life of Kemba Smith, who joined CBS News Detroit to discuss the movie and her advocacy.