Campaign Finance Reform Bills Sitting Idle in House Committee

A Michigan Democrat is making another run at revamping campaign finance laws in the state.

State Representative Jim Townsend is sponsoring a bill to prohibit someone who is doing contract work for a local government from making campaign contributions to a local office holder.

A similar bill impacting contractors on the state level has also been introduced.

Neither bill has been heard in a House committee.

Lawmakers are currently on summer break and won’t return to Lansing for a month.