At the Ford School, we’re exceedingly proud of the incredible work carried out by our numerous policy research centers. Critical issues facing our state, nation, and world, are examined thoroughly by dedicated teams of faculty, subject experts, and students. 

This week, we wanted to highlight an upcoming event from Ford’s Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP). 2020, despite the pandemic, saw the completion of the national census. The data compiled will help officials at the state and federal level determine district boundaries for the next ten years. 

In Michigan, 2018’s Proposal 2 created the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (MICRC) to draw district lines. As part of this reform to the state constitution, keeping together Communities of Interest (COIs) is a high priority in redistricting. To help us better understand what a COI is, CLOSUP is hosting a February 25th webinar to provide citizens with the information they need to make sense of the new redistricting process in the Great Lakes State. 

For more information on this and other events happening at CLOSUP, visit their website.