campaign finance

State Rep. Larry Inman (R-Williamsburg) will go to federal trial Tuesday on charges of allegedly soliciting a bribe, extortion and lying to the…

Some Michigan lawmakers are trying – once again – to pass legislation that would require elected officials to file financial disclosures. It’s an issue…

State Rep. Larry Inman (R-Traverse City) was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury on charges of extortion, bribery and lying to the FBI. U.S.…

Members of Congress usually raise more money than the people running against them. But in northern Michigan, Rep. Jack Bergman (R-Watersmeet) was…

A campaign committee controlled by Republican leaders is facing fines and questions over how it lost track of many thousands of dollars during the last…

2016 may well go down as the Year of the Lobbyist in Michigan. The Michigan Campaign Finance Network (MCFN) dug into the numbers and discovered spending...

Political candidates raised millions of dollars - and spent millions of dollars - in Michigan this election season, but they weren’t the only ones. There…

Over the last few weeks, Michigan all of a sudden became a battleground state. Both candidates and their surrogates barnstormed across Michigan to...

Candidates often publicize the amount of money they have raised by including it in press releases or newsletters. But with campaign financing often...

The Michigan Bureau of Elections says Gov. Rick Snyder did not break campaign finance laws during his State of the State speech last month. Read the…