MichMash: Unpacking the criminal investigation of Fay Beydoun
An email obtained by The Detroit News revealed this week that the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) may have played...
Groups organizing ballot campaign to ban utility PAC campaign donations
A ballot campaign plans to launch in July to ask voters to ban political donations from committees affiliated with utility...
Benson testifies before GOP-led House committee on disclosure glitches
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson sat before the Michigan House Oversight Committee for roughly an hour and a half Tuesday...
MichMash: Lame-duck session to determine fate of FOIA expansion bills
The Michigan Legislature has been stagnant on expanding the state's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to cover the governor's office,...
Created Equal: First-ever financial disclosures paint a cloudy picture of accountability in Michigan politics
Michigan’s top elected officials have submitted personal financial disclosures now required under state law. The change comes following the passage...
MichMash: Will Chatfield embezzlement charges push legislature to act on financial disclosures?
Former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield is charged with 13 counts of embezzlement, conspiracy and larceny as the state looks at...
Financial disclosure tool sparked by voter-approved amendment goes live
The public will soon be able to look through financial disclosure information for Michigan elected officials and candidates for office....
Detroit Today: The push by some Michigan lawmakers for more transparency in Lansing
Michigan remains one of only two states in the country where lawmakers and the governor are wholly exempt from public...