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      <description>The state attorney general has opened an investigation into whether campaign finance laws were broken.</description>
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      <title>New legislation would cut allowable campaign contributions in half</title>
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      <description>A new bill in the state senate would cut the allowable financial contributions to state elected officials from individuals and political groups in half.In…</description>
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      <title>Update: Lobbying, political donations increase ahead of tax incentive vote</title>
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      <description>Campaign finance statements that were just filed with the state show the pattern of giving to Michigan lawmakers by Quicken Loans officials and associates…</description>
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      <title>Half of state lawmakers paid fees for violating campaign finance rules</title>
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      <description>A new report from the Michigan Campaign Finance Network shows half of current Michigan lawmakers have paid fines for violating campaign finance disclosure…</description>
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