* Partisan advantage may be the rule of the day in Michigan redistricting, but at least voters aren’t in Virginia: http://bluevirginia.us/diary/4147/only-15-of-virginia-house-of-delegates-seats-being-contested-wtf
* The national media take their cracks at the Detroit school revamp:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304887904576398092725529776.html
* Some national context to the excellent reporting by CFM’s Rick Haglund on Michigan’s financial liabilities involving retired workers: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/16/business/16pension.html
* Michigan’s budget appears to be part of a national trend:
http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=581343
* Saginaw isn’t getting any younger:
http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2011/06/census_2010_saginaw_countys_yo.html
