Representatives

In the left panel, three people sit around a table watching the news. One says, "Looks like the Democrat won the special election here in Michigan — so they keep control of the Senate and the Republicans still have the House." Another responds, "Ugh! Is there anything worse than a gridlocked legislature?" In the right panel, a news broadcast shows a headline reading "Republican majorities in Louisiana, Alabama, and Tennessee gerrymandering districts to remove Black representatives." The third person, who is Black, replies, "Oh, I can think of something…" while the other two look chastened.

Opinion

John Auchter

In reality, the result is that Democrats retain a slim majority in the Michigan Senate while Republicans remain in the slim majority in the House. And we'll see what happens in November.

Politics & Government

Early census results show Michigan losing congressional clout

Stateside Staff

The final numbers are still on their way, but initial data from the U.S. Census Bureau offers a glimpse at population trends across the country. In…

Politics & Government

Census shows Michigan the only state to lose population

Mark Brush

Update 1:30 p.m.:It's confirmed. Michigan has NEVER lost population in U.S. Census data history. I asked Vince Kountz of the U.S. Census Bureau in…