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...
GOP oversight chair wants Benson to testify on disclosure site glitches
The Republican chair of the Michigan House Oversight Committee said Tuesday that he wants Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson...
Whitmer signs bills to extend elected official asset disclosure deadline
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed bills Wednesday to give state officials another month to file asset and financial disclosure reports as...
AG opinion offers guidance for politicians to comply w disclosure rules
A formal legal opinion released Wednesday by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel upholds financial disclosure rules for elected officials and...
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...
Lobbying cooling off period, campaign finance bills get first hearing
Some Michigan bills in a legislative package known as the “BRITE Act,” aimed at ensuring greater accountability from elected officials, received...
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....