Michigan

Michigan State ignored years of sexual-harassment complaints against Larry Nassar and his supervising dean, federal investigators found, and paid a record $4.5 million fine.

Michigan Attorney General's office found Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson violated the Campaign Finance Act by holding her campaign announcement in a state building lobby, 2025; it found she acted under a mistaken belief, issued a reminder and warning, and imposed no fine

Rep. Lisa McClain's Aug 2025 stock-trade report listed 545 trades past the 45-day limit; she reported 10 more late in Oct 2025

Rep. Tim Walberg disclosed February 2025 stock purchases in a June 2026 House filing, about 14 months after the STOCK Act's 45-day limit; his office said an adviser made the trades without notifying him

Rep. John James filed periodic transaction reports on September 2, 2024 for stock trades dating to November 2023, after the STOCK Act reporting deadlines; he attributed the errors to the accountants who manage his family's trust

House Ethics Committee found Rep. Bill Huizenga's campaign recordkeeping violated a House rule, found no clear personal use of campaign funds and imposed no sanction, 2024

Michigan's child-welfare department skipped required reviews of child deaths in families it was already working with, and stopped updating its child-death registry.

Michigan's environment department can't tell whether big water users exceed their limits, and wrote off unpaid fees from golf clubs still in business