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New movie releases with Studio C. Local news: a guilty plea in federal court, an Ottawa County road project, prayer at Ottawa Co. Board meetings, Mel Trotter’s Easter Meal, and more. State news: Redistricting Commission votes, NFL draft preparations in Detroit, and more
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A federal court decision issued last year requiring the commission to redraw some state House and Senate maps means it’s been more active
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Michigan’s redistricting commission approved a new state House district plan for court review WednesdayIt’s possible the commission’s proposal doesn’t get used as the court could pick an alternative plan drawn by a court appointed expert instead
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Most of the maps cleared for public comment today Wednesday didn’t meet the Voting Rights Act guidance offered by the commission's lawyers. Tweaked versions that do could still follow
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The commission is redrawing the districts to comply with an order from the federal court, which found the maps violated the U.S. Constitution's Equal Protection Clause
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Michigan’s redistricting commission has been redrawing the boundaries to follow the lower court order while it awaited word from the high court
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Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission started out focusing on just the affected metro-Detroit districts
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Any new plan must be submitted to the court by March, when a court-appointed expert will review it to see if it complies with the constitution
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Michigan’s redistricting commission retained a law-firm to advise it on the federal Voting Rights Act Thursday. It’s an important step to addressing a recent loss in federal court
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The new picks are the Republican-affiliated Marcus Muldoon of Lincoln Park, and the Democratic-affiliated Donna Callaghan of Farmington Hills and Elaine Andrade of Imlay City