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@NicholasPigeon of the MI Campaign Finance Network and Lisa McGraw of the @MichiganPress discuss the Legislature's latest attempts to make MI more transparent, like with bills requiring the Governor and legislators to respond to public records requests. zurl.co/ozlt
Happy #SunshineWeek here at #mileg. Have any questions about all the different fundraising committees and how dark money works? Watch Executive Director @NicholasPigeon’s testimony to @MIHouseTV explaining it all ➡️➡️➡️ youtube.com/live/LRbGLprfD…
Executive Director @NicholasPigeon will speak tonight at 6pm over Zoom hosted by @DetroitLibrary and @DetroitLwv exploring the history of '22 Proposal 1 and how it is making Michigan more transparent. Sign up to attend ➡️➡️➡️ eventbrite.com/e/how-is-trans…
Important big money transparency issue here - keep an eye on responses. Great work by @IssueOneReform, @Public_Citizen, @CommonCause, @CampaignLegal, @usapromise, @bfamericaus, @LWV, @MichiganCFN, and NLPC.
Important big money transparency issue here - keep an eye on responses. Great work by @IssueOneReform, @Public_Citizen, @CommonCause, @CampaignLegal, @usapromise, @bfamericaus, @LWV, @MichiganCFN, and NLPC.
Read: MCFN speaks at @JocelynBenson’s press conference unveiling a new online FOIA request system michiganadvance.com/2023/12/12/ben…
This month @MattGrossmann and the MSU IPPSR State of the State podcast crew examine recently passed financial disclosure legislation with help from the @MichiganCFN msualumnipodcasts.transistor.fm/episodes/msu-i…
In the new disclosure law, the maximum penalty for filing an inaccurate or incomplete report is $2,000, which is lower than most other states. Late filing fees can be paid out of their campaign committee
The financial disclosure law, which passed the House last night after 2:00 AM, will only require the disclosure of travel payments and reimbursements by "lobbyists and lobbyist agents under state law" which is something that is already disclosed on the lobbyist side
There we have it. The House has adopted a resolution setting the sine die adjournment date for next Tuesday, November 14.
The #mileg passed the Proposal 1 mandated financial disclosure bill package without amendments late into the morning hours
The first bill of a 4-bill financial disclosure package passed the House 59-49, with a combination of Democratic and Republican support. The bill was on the vote board for about 40 minutes. Rep. Betsy Coffia, D-Traverse City, did not vote.
The first bill of a 4-bill financial disclosure package passed the House 59-49, with a combination of Democratic and Republican support. The bill was on the vote board for about 40 minutes. Rep. Betsy Coffia, D-Traverse City, did not vote.
The financial disclosure bill (SB 613), without amendments, will pass with some Republican support helping overcome Democratic holdouts.
Twenty minutes into the roll call vote on the main financial disclosure bill, it is one vote short of passage. Forty-two Dems and 13 Republicans voting yes.
The financial disclosure bill (SB 613), without amendments, needs one more aye to pass
Votes are still being tallied, but Reps Skaggs and Byrnes, who offered their own package in the House, have voted no on the Senates financial disclosure package
Not a single Democrat spoke to the financial disclosure package, while a few Republicans chastised its shortcomings. Up for a vote now.
Roll call for SB 613 (financial disclosure bill) happening now
House leadership rejects several other amendments offered by Democratic members that would strengthen the financial disclosures required for elected officials and candidates.
House leadership rejects several other amendments offered by Democratic members that would strengthen the financial disclosures required for elected officials and candidates.
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@NicholasPigeon of the MI Campaign Finance Network and Lisa McGraw of the @MichiganPress discuss the Legislature's latest attempts to make MI more transparent, like with bills requiring the Governor and legislators to respond to public records requests. zurl.co/ozlt
This month @MattGrossmann and the MSU IPPSR State of the State podcast crew examine recently passed financial disclosure legislation with help from the @MichiganCFN msualumnipodcasts.transistor.fm/episodes/msu-i…
There we have it. The House has adopted a resolution setting the sine die adjournment date for next Tuesday, November 14.
There's something poetic about the Legislature passing transparency legislation in the dead of night. tinyurl.com/ym894sw2 via @ArpanLobo
Controversial financial disclosure legislation narrowly passes House mlive.com/politics/2023/…
Of note, the House's own chair of the Ethics and Oversight Committee voted against the financial disclosure bills. Rep. Erin Byrnes, D-Dearborn, had proposed amendments that were not adopted that would have subjected to disclosure gifts and travel over $1,000 from non-lobbyists.
The first bill of a 4-bill financial disclosure package passed the House 59-49, with a combination of Democratic and Republican support. The bill was on the vote board for about 40 minutes. Rep. Betsy Coffia, D-Traverse City, did not vote.
The vote board has now been open about 20 minutes on the first bill in a financial disclosure package and Dems are a vote short with 10 lawmakers left to vote. Votes have been split among Republicans and Democrats for and against the bill.
Final House vote on the first transparency bill: 59-49
I’m now tweeting from another state and in the time between when I left the House and now, members still haven’t gotten one full vote through on the only issue they must vote through this week.
Twenty minutes into the roll call vote on the main financial disclosure bill, it is one vote short of passage. Forty-two Dems and 13 Republicans voting yes.
Twenty minutes into the roll call vote on the main financial disclosure bill, it is one vote short of passage. Forty-two Dems and 13 Republicans voting yes.
Annddd we are briefly stuck.
Update:
Vote total with the board closed. They need 14 more ayes.
Not a single Democrat spoke to the financial disclosure package, while a few Republicans chastised its shortcomings. Up for a vote now.
House leadership rejects several other amendments offered by Democratic members that would strengthen the financial disclosures required for elected officials and candidates.
House is beginning to take up long-awaited financial disclosure bills. SB 374, a bill to increase precinct sizes, was amended on the House floor w/ new language that requires a candidate to file their financial disclosure before being seated. The bill passed along party lines.
As legislators speak about the need for more transparency from Michigan's elected officials as we near 2 a.m., a fair number of lawmakers are dozing off at their desks. A rep texts me, "they're trying to wear us down so we just give in and vote for weak bills."
How some Democrats’ hopes for more expansive financial disclosure requirements are going:
One of the changes pro-expanded disclosure Democrats are seeking is to bar politicians from being seated if they fail to fill out a disclosure. Current proposal is a small fine. Sen. Sam Singh has said that would come in a trailer bill but some legislators are pushing for it now
Some amendment proposals to the disclosure bills from a GOP representative:
@CraigDMauger @MI_Republicans To start: 1) Stronger penalties for non-compliance 2) Empower House Ethics committee to review conflicts of interest 3) Require disclosure of involvement in state contracts 4) Require disclosure of direct relation to registered lobbyists 5) Prohibit use of CTE to pay fines
On the disclosure bills, the options for House Dem leadership appear to be: 1) Approve Dem amendments to strengthen the disclosure + pass the bills 2) Put the bills as they are on the voting board + hope there’s enough GOP support to pass them 3) Some combination of 1 + 2.
If House Democratic leadership granted the amendments, it appears likely they'd have the votes to pass the bills.
It's now 6:24 p.m., and a group of Michigan House Democrats still has multiple amendments pending to the Senate-passed financial disclosure bills that would force reporting on travel payments + spousal income.
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