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Advocates call on Michiganders to vote yes on political donation proposal
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Advocacy group Michiganders for Money Out of Politics held a virtual press conference on Thursday, encouraging voters to approve Proposal 2, which would limit who can donate…
The Metro: An initiative wants to remove money from Michigan politics. Can it?
The Michiganders for Money Out of Politics measure is on the ballot this November. Sean McBrearty breaks down the proposal.
Rep. Wozniak votes to crack down on corporate influence in Michigan politics
State Rep. Doug Wozniak this week voted to get money out of politics by blocking state-regulated utilities and companies with major government contracts from donating to political campaigns and candidates. The state House approved the Michiganders for Money Out of Politics (MMOP) citizen-initiated proposal after more than half a million Michigan residents signed petitions supporting […]
Rep. Robinson votes to crack down on corporate influence in Michigan politics
State Rep. Ron Robinson yesterday voted to get money out of politics by blocking state-regulated utilities and companies with major state contracts from donating to political campaigns and candidates. The state House overwhelmingly approved the Michiganders for Money out of Politics (MMOP) citizen-initiated law proposal, which was initiated after hundreds of thousands of Michiganders signed […]
‘Michiganders for Money Out of Politics’ petition taken up in the House
The Michigan House took up a ballot measure Tuesday to curb political donations from some of Michigan’s public utilities and government contractors. Lawmakers passed the initiative by a large margin.
Brinks says Senate won’t vote on Money Out of Politics measure, leaving voters to decide
The Michiganders for Money Out of Politics ballot proposal seeking to bar political contributions from major utility companies and government contractors is headed for the November ballot, after Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) said the chamber will not take up a version of the proposal in the Legislature.
Rep. Neyer votes to get money out of politics
State Rep. Jerry Neyer today voted to get money out of politics by blocking public-backed utilities and other large corporations from donating to political campaigns and candidates. The state House overwhelmingly approved the Michiganders for Money out of Politics (MMOP) citizen-initiated law proposal, which was initiated after hundreds of thousands of Michiganders signed a petition […]
Michiganders for Money Out Of Politics faces final hurdles: Lawsuit, Legislature
This article first appeared on Planet Detroit and is republished here under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. The days and weeks ahead are crucial to the outcome of a ballot drive to ban campaign contributions by Michigan’s monopoly utilities. The Michiganders for Money Out of Politics ballot proposal has received needed approvals for ballot language and petition […]
Michiganders for Money Out Of Politics faces final hurdles: Lawsuit, Legislature
A group funded by DTE and Consumers Energy sues to block a ballot proposal that would ban utility political donations.
"Michiganders for Money out of Politics" ballot question language finalized
The language of a ballot question asking Michiganders whether large utilities and state contractors should be barred from making political contributions was finalized Monday.
State canvassers approve Michiganders for Money Out Of Politics ballot language
State canvassers approve ballot language for proposal to ban Michigan utilities, large government contractors from political donations.
'Money out of Politics' initiative moves forward after signature inquest
The Michiganders for Money out of Politics proposal survived an inquiry into its signatures, with canvassers approving the proposal July 24.
Election board allows money-out-of-politics initiative to move forward
The Michigan Board of State Canvassers has determined the "Michiganders for Money Out of Politics" campaign to ban some companies from making political donations has gathered just enough signatures from registered voters to move ahead.
State canvassers finds Michigan’s ‘Money out of Politics’ effort has sufficient valid signatures
Valid signatures for the Michiganders for Money Out Of Politics ballot petition were determined to be sufficient on Friday after a close call by the Board of State Canvassers. However, the board must still determine if the wording of the proposed petition meets legal standards.
Proposal to ban DTE, Consumers political donations has enough signatures
The petition initiative from Michiganders for Money out of Politics has enough valid signatures to qualify for the November ballot.
Michigan’s ‘money out of politics’ group confident in signature validity as it faces new challenge
Michigan’s Board of State Canvassers plan to take up the Michiganders for Money Out Of Politics petition next week, assessing both the sufficiency of its signatures collected over the last year, as well as a direct challenge to those signatures.
Group behind ‘Money Out Of Politics’ campaign submits signatures for Michigan ballot initiative
The group, Michiganders for Money Out of Politics, said its initiative would ban political contributions from some of Michigan’s largest corporations.
Michigan group says it has signatures to propose ban on utility, business donations
Michiganders for Money Out of Politics plans to turn in petitions next week. It needs 356,958 valid voter signatures to qualify.
Bid to ban utility, state contractor giving plans to submit petitions
Michiganders for Money Out of Politics needs 356,958 valid petition signatures from Michigan voters to qualify for the Nov. 3 ballot