A band of 23 state legislators in Michigan pledged to make their personal finances public Thursday to promote a package of bills that would require all state elected officials to do the same. The action by House Democrats was designed to call attention to the fact that Michigan is the only state with a full-time […]
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After gathering, digitizing and analyzing nearly 7,000 state legislators’ financial disclosures, the Center for Public Integrity and The Associated Press showed how lawmakers around the country have introduced and supported policies that directly and indirectly help their own businesses, their employers and sometimes their personal finances.
