campaign finance

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has issued a determination that candidates and officeholders can use campaign funds to pay for childcare.

The Michigan Secretary of State says a group called Our Home, Our Voice may have violated the Michigan Campaign Finance Act.

HB 5975 and HB 5976 seek to ban corporations from making political donations if they have or are seeking state government contracts.

The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office is facing two complaints alleging Campaign Finance Act violations.

Legislation heard in a Michigan House Committee Thursday would give the Secretary of State power to go after campaign finance violations as they’re happening.

The investigation began nearly two years ago amid allegations by Chatfield’s former sister-in-law that he sexually assaulted her when she was a teenager. He denies the allegations. The investigation reportedly expanded to include Chatfield’s campaign finances.

Former Clerk John Gleason resigned last year after pleading guilty of violating the state marriage license law. The new charges involve allegations of campaign finance law violations.

FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried was indicted earlier this month on eight federal counts, including improperly using customer deposits to fund political donations. He donated widely to politicians, mostly Democrats. They included three from Michigan: Senator Debbie Stabenow, Representative Haley Stevens, and Congressional candidate Carl Marlinga.

Campaigns for Michigan’s state House and Senate have spent $29 million dollars on political ads in this election cycle so far. That’s the most in the nation, according to the group AdImpact.

On today's show, former US Attorney Barbara McQuade explains how might interstate extradition work with varying abortion laws among states. Then, we heard about the potential effects of a SCOTUS ruling on tribal jurisdiction in Michigan. Plus, an update into congressional campaign finance and a conversation with GOP gubernatorial candidate Ralph Rebandt.