dark money

Today on the show, a look at dark money spending by a Michigan monopoly, and we say goodbye to the Cheers! team.

A dark money group run by a DTE Energy official has started a new dark money group to support the election campaign of Joe Bellino, who blocked a bill in the state House that DTE opposes.

Voters in small towns and cities across Michigan are deciding tomorrow whether to lift local bans on marijuana businesses. But the funding sources behind many of these proposals are hazy.

A state Senate committee will take up a bipartisan set of government transparency bills Tuesday. But Michigan’s top elections official says the bills…

The spending on the race for U.S. Senate could reach $100 million. The campaigns of Republican John James and incumbent Democrat Gary Peters together have…

If you’ve been online recently, chances are you’ve seen a few political ads popping up in your social media feeds. Behind the scenes, big money is flowing…

Today on Stateside, an update on the partnership agreements school districts signed with the state to avoid school closures in 2017. Plus, we talk to our…

Consumers Energy has agreed to stop giving money to non-profit political advocacy groups for two years, under the terms of a rate case settlement…

Gov. Rick Snyder is moving into his final week on the job, but he’s still got a lot left to do.Last week, the legislature sent the governor the last of…

The governor’s desk is the next stop for a bill to protect the identities of non-profit donors, including to political advocacy groups.It would be a…