gerrymandering

If you ask a roomful of voters if they think gerrymandering is an issue, it's a fair bet most of the people would raise their hands, regardless whether…

All of our money (as in United States of America legal tender) has the motto, "In God We Trust." Our coins also have "E pluribus unum" (out of many, one)…

A legal battle over redistricting in Michigan could soon be underway.(Support trusted journalism like this in Michigan. Give what you can here.)Letters…

This week, Republicans and Democrats in Lansing seem to agree that it’s time to expand the state’s open record laws to cover the governor and the…

Here are three examples of how messed-up and dysfunctional Michigan government has become.First, last fall the Democrats had a candidate for state…

His only opposition bowed out of the race last weekend. Now, University of Michigan Regent Ron Weiser is in line to succeed Ronna Romney McDaniel as…

In March of 1812, the Boston Gazette printed a political cartoon that showed the bizarre and twisted shape of a newly-redrawn election district.The paper…

Michigan's House Democrats are looking to take control of the chamber this November, but that won't be easy.The Democrats need to win at least 56 of 110…

There's a new book out about gerrymandering, but it's so much more than that. And it's getting a lot of attention.Author David Daley joined us today to…

On Tuesday, we sipped Brewery Becker’s “historic” ales and lagers while discussing a similarly historic topic: public trust in state government.The Flint…