Recent polling shows Michiganders across the political spectrum overwhelmingly support banning political contributions from regulated monopolies like DTE and Consumers Energy and corporations seeking lucrative state contracts like Blue Cross of Michigan and Comcast. These types of companies that use their money to influence r elected officials and boost their profits, make up virtually all of the largest corporate contributors to politics in Michigan. But politicians are supposed to answer to the people who elect them, and when we use our voices, together we’re stronger than corporate greed. We need to pass this reform to take back our power and make our elected leaders accountable to us again.

How do corporate political contributions hurt everyday Michiganders?

What happens when voters take back their power over the utility companies? It shouldn’t be surprising that Michiganders pay the highest rates for the worst power outages, considering the utility companies are among the largest political contributors in the state. They’ve been able to drive up costs, unchecked. When we pass this reform to take back our power and make our elected leaders accountable to us again, we can demand action to get better, more reliable, and affordable service.

What happens when voters take back their power over health insurance and pharmaceutical companies? No one should have to go into debt to pay for the healthcare they need. We have to stop allowing insurance and pharmaceutical companies to drive up costs unchecked because they’re among the largest political contributors in the state. When we pass this reform to take back our power and make our elected leaders accountable to us again, we can finally see progress in making health insurance and prescription drugs more affordable.