Michigan Takes On Lobbyists: Does It Go Far Enough?

Lawmakers just took a stand. Will special interests fight back?

Imagine you’re a Michigan lawmaker. You spend years in office, writing laws that shape the state's future. The moment you leave, you land a six-figure job lobbying your former colleagues, using the very connections you built in public service to push corporate interests.

Sound corrupt? That’s because it is. And until now, Michigan had no law stopping it.

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