Michigan Campaign Finance Network
News Releases
- 04/17/2013: Michigan U.S. Reps Raised $2.2M in 1st Quarter 2013
- 03/01/2013: Lobbyists' spending hit record $37.1M in 2012
- 02/21/2013: 2012 Supreme Court race was state's most expensive, least transparent ever
- 12/14/2012: MI ballot committees raised $154.3 million in Campaign 2012
- 11/09/2012: Dark money and justice
- 10/31/2012: Outside groups outspending candidates 2:1 in1st Congressional
- 10/31/2012: Michigan House candidates raised $13M by pre-general reports
- 10/29/2012: America's most expensive, most secretive judicial election
- 10/28/2012: Ballot committees have raised $141 M
- 10/26/2012: Top 150 state PACs have raised $34.7M
- 10/16/2012: Michigan's U.S. House candidates have raised $26.1M
- 10/11/2012: Ballot committees' TV ad bill: $30M
- 10/09/2012: Supreme Court race well-funded for final month
- 10/08/2012: Michigan advertising one-sided for Senate, Presidential Races
- 09/13/2012: Lansing lobbyists' spending on record pace
- 09/06/2012: Michigan presidential air war: $10.9M - $0
- 08/30/2012: Incumbent Supreme Court justices have pre-convention campaign finance advantage
- 08/02/2012: A campaign like no other
- 07/30/2012: MI candidates for U.S. House, Senate have raised $40M
- 07/30/2012: State House candidates have raised $9.7M
- 07/26/2012: Top 150 state PACs have raised $27.3M
- 07/25/2012: Ballot committees have spent $20M
- 07/16/2012: Incumbents dominate Michigan congressional fundraising
- 07/06/2012: Nonprofits blast Obama with $6M "issue ad" campaign
- 07/05/2012: DIBC ad spending against bridge tops $3 million in 2012
- 05/14/2012: Millions in Michigan political ads unreported
- 04/30/2012: Top PACs have raised $22.2M this cycle, up 12.2%
- 04/27/2012: Bipartisan task force calls for more transparency, less partisanship in Supreme Court selection process
- 04/16/2012: Campaign reports suggest limits of congressional competition
- 03/01/2012: Pres TV 2012: Independents outspend candidates by 50%
- 02/22/2012: Record spending by MI lobbyists in 2011
- 02/09/2012: Michiganders slow to feed SuperPACs
- 02/09/2012: Can Durant tap West Michigan donors?
- 02/03/2012: Congressional fundraising reflects redistricting
- 02/03/2012: Monetizing Democracy
- 02/01/2012: Officeholders raised $5.9M during reporting hiatus
- 01/20/2012: Ethics, lobbying and campaign finance reform
- 10/27/2011: Top PACs have raised $12.7M
- 10/27/2011: Michigan High Court Races Most Expensive in Nation in 2009-10
- 09/28/2011: Independent spenders dominated 2010 Michigan campaigns
- 09/19/2011: DIBC has spent $4.7M for grassroots lobbying, reported nothing
- 09/14/2011: The recession is over - for lobbyists
- 07/26/2011: Top PACs take in $8.6M
- 06/13/2011: Campaign transparency hit new lows in Michigan in 2010
- 03/15/2011: The RGA's $114M shell game
- 02/24/2011: Lansing lobbying expenditures flat in 2010
- 02/03/2011: Top PACs raised $48 million in 2010 cycle
- 01/20/2011: Reinventing Michigan Politics
- 12/03/2010: $30M spent in three Michigan congressional races
- 10/29/2010: Candidates are junior partners in campaign ad wars
- 10/27/2010: The era of corporate PACs in Michigan begins
- 10/25/2010: House even, Republicans have big money advantage in Senate
- 10/22/2010: Statewide candidates file pre-general finance reports
- 10/19/2010: Michigan Chamber gives $5.4M to RGA
- 10/16/2010: Congressional candidates raised $7.5M in 3rd quarter
- 10/07/2010: Lobbyists report spending $17.8M through July
- 10/05/2010: Proxies dominate early campaign ad wars
- 09/29/2010: Convention nominees report campaign finances
- 09/24/2010: Legislative candidates raised $20.9M through post-primary
- 09/03/2010: Comparing 21st century Michigan gubernatorial primaries
- 07/30/2010: Gub TV: $10.6M; Unaccountable: $3.9M
- 07/27/2010: RGA's $4M leads record PAC fundraising
- 07/26/2010: Legislative candidates have raised $17.4M for primaries
- 07/23/2010: Gubernatorial candidates have raised $16.2 M
- 07/22/2010: Applications for gubernatorial public funds indicate breadth of financial support from persons
- 07/16/2010: State candidates for U.S. House have raised $20.3M
- 07/02/2010: Gubernatorial TV spending totals $3.4 million on July 4th
- 06/14/2010: Reading the tea leaves of public funding applications
- 06/10/2010: Invisible hands pull strings in Michigan campaigns
- 06/01/2010: Gubernatorial TV totals $2.15M on Memorial Day
- 05/28/2010: Robinson receives DMBA Liberty Bell Award
- 05/23/2010: One small victory for democracy
- 05/13/2010: Cowardly New World
- 05/10/2010: Transparency in campaigns? State just says, "No."
- 04/29/2010: Handi-PAC-ing the Michigan Leadership Derby
- 04/27/2010: State PAC fundraising continues to lag
- 03/17/2010: Secretary Land's pass/fail legacy test
- 02/22/2010: State lobbying down $2.3M in 2009
- 02/08/2010: Legislators raised $6 million in 2009
- 02/02/2010: Campaign spending for open statewide seats on a blistering pace
- 01/21/2010: MCFN statement on Citizens United v. F.E.C.
- 12/17/2009: Why is beer tax off the table?
- 12/11/2009: Supreme Court DQ Rule: A Glass Half Empty
- 10/30/2009: "Issue" advertising dominates 19th District TV campaign
- 10/28/2009: PAC fundraising continues to lag behind past cycles
- 09/21/2009: State lobbying expenditures dip in 2009
- 08/05/2009: Great Recession hits Michigan money-in-politics sector
- 08/05/2009: MCFN urges Supremes to consider campaign spending in DQ rule
- 06/08/2009: A Victory for Impartial Justice
- 05/14/2009: Campaign finance records were set in 2008
- 03/23/2009: Lobbyists' spending topped $34 million in 2008
- 03/17/2009: Poll: Michiganders want a firewall between judges and campaign supporters
- 03/06/2009: Supreme Court Election Campaigns: A Threat to Fair and Impartial Courts?
- 02/04/2009: Top Michigan PACs raised $41.4 million in 2008 cycle
- 11/19/2008: Anonymous donors dominated Supreme Court campaign
- 11/11/2008: Campaign Finance 2008: A first look back
- 10/29/2008: Top PACs raised $37.1 million
- 10/28/2008: House candidates raise $11.7 million
- 10/27/2008: Underground Supreme Court campaign
- 10/06/2008: Obama's late ad-vantage
- 09/17/2008: Growth sector? Lobbying in Lansing!
- 09/10/2008: House candidates on record-setting fund-raising pace
- 09/02/2008: Presidential advertising at $13.6M in Michigan
- 08/19/2008: Taylor’s campaign sets Supreme Court fundraising record
- 07/31/2008: Limited competition for state judicial seats
- 07/29/2008: Top PACs have raised $27.3M
- 07/28/2008: Michigan House candidates' fundraising tops $8.4 million
- 07/23/2008: Presidential TV ads: $7.2 million so far
- 07/10/2008: New guide explores redistricting
- 06/19/2008: Poll's message to pols: Fix this mess
- 05/22/2008: Money behind the policy push
- 05/08/2008: New Report Documents Special Interest Pressure on Midwest Courts
- 04/28/2008: Top PACs have raised $21.8 million this cycle
- 03/10/2008: Stop the Revolving Door
- 02/20/2008: Midwest Democracy Network: All presidential candidates should respond to political reform questionnaire
- 02/20/2008: Lobbyists reported spending $32.1M in 2007
- 02/19/2008: Grassroots to Legislature: Support Impartial Justice
- 02/01/2008: Delayed accountability beats no accountability
- 01/16/2008: Health check-up for Midwest democracy
- 01/14/2008: Romney is top TV spender in Michigan GOP presidential primary
- 12/26/2007: Meijer's failed coup d'etat
- 12/03/2007: Michigan political reformers urge continuous improvement of state's election system
- 11/27/2007: Midwest Democracy Network Releases Responses to Presidential Questionnaire
- 10/30/2007: Leadership PACs are big winners in October reports
- 10/22/2007: Here we go again: A $20M Supreme Court campaign?
- 10/03/2007: Surprise! Lobbyists' spending up (again)
- 09/11/2007: Midwest Demcracy Network Questions Presidential Candidates on Reform Issues
- 07/30/2007: Top PACs beat record fundraising pace of 2006 cycle
- 07/18/2007: Michigan political campaigns topped $192 million in 2006
- 06/26/2007: Roberts' New Rules
- 06/12/2007: Midwest Reform Groups Call on FCC to Hold TV Broadcasters Accountable for Inadequate Election and Government Coverage
- 05/17/2007: National Report Documents High Cost, Special Interest Influence in Michigan Judicial Campaigns
- 02/26/2007: Michigan lobbyists spent $29.9 million in 2006
- 02/07/2007: Top 150 PACs raised $51.9 million in 2006 cycle
- 11/28/2006: A Political Reform Agenda for Michigan
- 11/21/2006: TV coverage of campaigns increased; ads still dominated
- 11/05/2006: Michigan candidates have raised $117 million
- 11/02/2006: The DeVos campaign in national perspective
- 11/01/2006: Gubernatorial TV campaigns top $50 million
- 10/29/2006: Top PACs' fundraising hits $47 million
- 10/26/2006: Mutually assured destruction
- 10/16/2006: Congressional incumbents dominate money chase
- 10/12/2006: 30 seconds of news, $30 million in ads
- 09/28/2006: Gubernatorial TV spending passes $26 million
- 09/21/2006: Legislative candidates raised $19.3M, spent $14.3M through primary election
- 09/14/2006: Midwest Reform Survey - Michigan results
- 09/11/2006: Ruling disallows co-op lobbying gifts
- 08/31/2006: Preseason gubernatorial TV ad tab: $16.7 million
- 08/21/2006: Clean Elections Week: August 21-25, 2006
- 08/04/2006: 7th District Republican primary tops $3 million
- 08/02/2006: Legislative candidates’ fundraising tops $16 million
- 08/01/2006: Candidate questionnaire explores democracy issues
- 07/28/2006: Incumbents rule congressional fundraising
- 07/27/2006: Top PACs have raised $30 million
- 07/19/2006: DDV4G TV tops $10 M
- 06/21/2006: DeVos dollars and "education choice"
- 06/05/2006: DeVos TV campaign at $5.4 million
- 04/27/2006: Top 150 PACs up 24 percent
- 04/18/2006: Incumbents dominate congressional campaign fund raising
- 02/06/2006: Michigan officeholders raised $10 million in 2005