#Michigan #Politics #CampaignFinance "Political action committee, or PACs, remain the dominant force in legislative fundraising, and their financial footprint has grown significantly over the last decade. They are accounts created for groups representing particular issues, industries or even individual businesses. PACs can donate 10 times as much as individuals, and many incumbent legislators create PACs as a means of wielding influence with their colleagues." https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2023/01/who-funded-michigan-campaigns-for-nearly-every-legislator-it-wasnt-the-folks-they-ran-to-represent.html