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Michigan Residents Voted to Get Corporate Money Out of Politics. Now Utilities Are Suing
Michigan residents overwhelmingly passed a ballot measure last week intended to restrict the ability of utilities and state contractors to influence politics. Now, the utilities are fighting back.
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Michigan voters overwhelmingly approved Proposal 2, a ballot measure aimed at limiting utilities and state contractors from influencing politics. The measure passed last week, reflecting broad public support for curbing corporate political spending. In response, the state’s two largest utilities, Consumers Energy and DTE, filed a lawsuit on Thursday challenging the initiative. The utilities argue that the new restrictions violate their First Amendment free‑speech rights and their Fourteenth Amendment equal‑protection guarantees. The case pits the voter‑approved reform against the utilities’ constitutional claims.
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