MCFN coverage of Campaign 2012
- 3/1/2013: Lobbyists' spending hit record $37.1M in 2012
- 2/21/2013: 2012 Supreme Court race was state's most expensive, least transparent ever
- 12/14/2012: MI ballot committees raised $154.3 million in Campaign 2012
- 11/9/2012: Dark money and justice
- 10/31/2012: Michigan House candidates raised $13M by pre-general reports
- 10/31/2012: Outside groups outspending candidates 2:1 in1st Congressional
- 10/29/2012: America's most expensive, most secretive judicial election
- 10/28/2012: Ballot committees have raised $141 M
- 10/26/2012: Top 150 state PACs have raised $34.7M
- 10/16/2012: Michigan's U.S. House candidates have raised $26.1M
- 10/11/2012: Ballot committees' TV ad bill: $30M
- 10/9/2012: Supreme Court race well-funded for final month
- 10/8/2012: Michigan advertising one-sided for Senate, Presidential Races
- 9/13/2012: Lansing lobbyists' spending on record pace
- 9/6/2012: Michigan presidential air war: $10.9M - $0
- 8/30/2012: Incumbent Supreme Court justices have pre-convention campaign finance advantage
- 8/2/2012: A campaign like no other
- 7/30/2012: State House candidates have raised $9.7M
- 7/30/2012: MI candidates for U.S. House, Senate have raised $40M
- 7/26/2012: Top 150 state PACs have raised $27.3M
- 7/25/2012: Ballot committees have spent $20M
- 7/16/2012: Incumbents dominate Michigan congressional fundraising
- 7/6/2012: Nonprofits blast Obama with $6M "issue ad" campaign
- 7/5/2012: DIBC ad spending against bridge tops $3 million in 2012
- 5/14/2012: Millions in Michigan political ads unreported
- 4/30/2012: Top PACs have raised $22.2M this cycle, up 12.2%
- 4/27/2012: Bipartisan task force calls for more transparency, less partisanship in Supreme Court selection process
- 4/16/2012: Campaign reports suggest limits of congressional competition
- 3/1/2012: Pres TV 2012: Independents outspend candidates by 50%
- 2/22/2012: Record spending by MI lobbyists in 2011
- 2/9/2012: Can Durant tap West Michigan donors?
- 2/9/2012: Michiganders slow to feed SuperPACs
- 2/3/2012: Monetizing Democracy
- 2/1/2012: Officeholders raised $5.9M during reporting hiatus
- 1/20/2012: Ethics, lobbying and campaign finance reform
- 10/27/2011: Top PACs have raised $12.7M
- 9/19/2011: DIBC has spent $4.7M for grassroots lobbying, reported nothing
- 9/14/2011: The recession is over - for lobbyists
- 7/26/2011: Top PACs take in $8.6M
- 1/20/2011: Reinventing Michigan Politics