Michigan’s So-Called ‘Nonpartisan’ Policy Referee Has Political & Financial Ties Worth Examining
Michigan State Legislature via www.crcmich.org The Citizens Research Council of Michigan has spent decades cultivating a reputation as a neutral, nonpartisan authority on state budgets, taxes, education, infrastructure and local government. Its reports are regularly cited by lawmakers, journalists and editorial boards, giving the organization significant influence over public-policy debates in Lansing. But publicly available records raise questions about whether the label “nonpartisan” tells Michigan