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For more than three years, Lansing resident MC Rothhorn served on the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission. He stepped down in December among legal challenges to the group's maps.

Members of the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (MICRC) voted to give themselves a 7% raise Thursday.

This week, the state Supreme Court sided with several media organizations suing the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission for the release of several memos and a recording of a closed-door October meeting.

The state Supreme Court is siding with news outlets in a case against the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (MICRC).

The state’s Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission is in the middle of its final public comment period before voting on political maps that will remain in place for the next decade. The commission is also facing a lawsuit from several news organizations and the Michigan Press Association.

The opinion relates to an October 27th closed-door meeting of the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission. The stated reason for the closed-door session was to discuss voting rights and the history of race discrimination in Michigan with the commission’s legal counsel.

After an upcoming public comment period, the commission will meet in late December to choose the state’s next state Senate, House, and Congressional district lines from 15 published maps.

Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission member M.C. Rothhorn says a public process has led to better maps.

Michigan’s Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission is getting close to finalizing new political maps for the state’s House, Senate and congressional districts.

The Princeton Gerrymandering Project does nonpartisan analysis to understand and eliminate gerrymandering. Team members graded the proposed Michigan maps on partisan fairness, competitiveness and their geography. The commission is holding more public hearings this week.