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In latest statehouse scandal, Senate stops ethics reforms — again
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoYou might think the biggest scandal coming out of the Capitol this year involved a former Speaker of...
House paused investigation into Chatfield claims at AG's request
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOutgoing Michigan House Speaker Jason Wentworth, R-Clare, said during a media roundtable Thursday...
Staffers for ex-Speaker Lee Chatfield plead not guilty in financial misconduct case
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoNot guilty pleas were entered Wednesday for both Anne and Rob Minard, who face a series of charges...
Michigan House hears testimony on campaign finance, lobbying laws after Chatfield charges
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo Finance· 1 month agoMichigan lawmakers held a hearing Thursday on legislation to overhaul the state's campaign finance and lobbying laws after a high-profile public corruption probe resulted in charges brought ...
Nessel and Benson endorse government transparency legislation following Chatfield charges
Michigan Advance via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoAfter Monday’s deadline for public officers to disclose their finances and Tuesday’s announcement of...
Michigan Democrats take control of state House, Senate in historic power shift
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDemocrats powered their way to control of the Michigan House and Senate on Tuesday, marking the...
Michigan House passes financial transparency bills in marathon session
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoLawmakers in the Michigan House passed bills in the early hours of Thursday morning to enact...
Why communities need local newspapers
Petoskey News Review via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoIn the fall of 2010, a woman stopped me in the grocery store to introduce herself. I was a reporter at the Petoskey News-Review at the time, and she recognized me from my headshot in the paper ...
House GOP announce plans to bring back Right to Work, Snyder-era economic policies
Michigan Advance via Yahoo News· 1 month agoA day after state House Democrats won two special elections to regain a majority, Republicans on...
'Half-baked political stunt': Michigan GOP leader rebuffs request for election inquiry
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHouse Speaker Jason Wentworth, R-Farwell, is not working with a crew of election deniers to...