Michigan Disclosure Proposal Doesn't Go Very Far, Locally Speaking

According to <a href="http://www.freep.com/article/20090827/NEWS06/90827036/1008/Cox-backing-…; target="”_blank”">an
article in the Detroit <i>Free Press</i></a>, Michigan's Attorney General is
seeking stronger financial and gift disclosure requirements for state
officials, and he wants these requirements to apply to local officials,
as well. But there's a catch:  they would only apply to local
elected officials who are paid at least $65,000. That would include the
Detroit City Council, Wayne County Commission, and strong mayors. But
it would not include almost all other council and county commission
members, not to mention thousands of important board and commission
members, city and town managers, procurement, building, and zoning
officials, etc.<br>
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The AG clearly does not want to step on too many local government toes.
But at his side during his press conference were Warren Mayor Jim Fouts
and Gary Brown, a candidate for Detroit City Council.