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Top 25 Takers: These Michigan lawmakers accepted the most free meals, trips from lobbyists
Over the last 20 years or so, lobbyists reported spending more than $6.3 million on meals and travel for lawmakers and state officials. Eye On Michigan reviewed the 17,500 transactions that transpired between influencers and legislators from 2001, the first year for which data was available, to 2023, the last full year for which data is available.
Michigan lawmakers feast and fly for free, but the system for tracking freebies is broken
Lobbyists spent millions wining and dining state officials in Michigan, but it is impossible to determine how many freebies lawmakers accepted because the state's system for tracking what influencers give to legislators is flawed, rife with loopholes and relies on the honor system, a year-long Eye On Michigan investigation reveals.
False reports of shootings reported at Okemos, other high schools
Other social media posts confirmed that similar calls were made to high schools in Portage, Huron High School and Saginaw. All police departments have confirmed there were no shots fired.
Spartans Against Gun Violence advocates for safety, mental health, empathy
Co-president Zoe Haden got involved in gun advocacy after the Oxford High School shooting. “When that shooting happened, it not only was close to home, it was in my home, my family,” they said. “That fear that I felt when my sister texted me there's a shooter in the school, I don't want anyone to have to feel that."
Xotrey: The rising East Lansing rapper who always knew he was meant to be a star
“I’ve always known I’m meant to be in front of crowds.” Trey Mullin, a MSU student and rapper with nearly 30,000 monthly listeners, opens up about his personal struggles, fame and the life he's always known he's meant to live.
