State Rep. Joe Aragona, of Clinton Township, today voted to get money out of politics by blocking public-backed utilities and other large corporations from donating to political campaigns and candidates. The state House overwhelmingly approved the Michiganders for Money out of Politics (MMOP) citizen-initiated law proposal, which was initiated after hundreds of thousands of Michiganders signed a petition urging the Legislature to adopt the policies reflected in the MMOP proposal.

“When corporations can dump unlimited money into politics, regular people don’t stand a chance. It’s time to level the playing field.”

Aragona and House Republicans have been fighting to lower energy rates and healthcare bills throughout the 2025-2026 legislative term. With the adoption of the MMOP proposal, the largest corporations most impacted by efforts to lower rates will be blocked from launching massive dark money campaigns to try and put their thumb on the scale to sway regulators who should be independent.

“For too long, big money has had way too much influence in Lansing. It’s time we put the power back where it belongs: with the people.”

The citizen-initiated proposal still needs to be approved by the state Senate, which did not hold session Tuesday. The proposal must be approved in the coming days, or the decision will be pushed to the November election for the public to decide whether the state should implement the proposal.