On WestSouthwest, the battle over drawing the districts for Congress and the state Legislature. And a look at where pipeline safety stands five years after the massive oil spill on the Kalamazoo River.
Former Congressman and state lawmaker Mark Schauer is leading the Democrats' national efforts to gain more influence over the next redistricting process. Schauer, the Battle Creek Democrat who unsuccessfully ran for governor last year, is Director of Advantage 2020. He tells WMUK's Gordon Evans how the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee is working for more favorable maps for Congress and state Legislatures nationwide.
Five years ago a pipeline ruptured near Marshall spilling more than 800-thousand gallons of crude oil on the Kalamazoo River. The Executive Director of the National Pipeline Safety Trust says little has changed since then. Carl Weimer tells WMUK's Sehvilla Mann that while there has been some movement. It doesn't appear that the lessons of the Kalamazoo River oil spill have been learned.
