Consumers Energy and DTE Energy filed a lawsuit in federal court Thursday that seeks to block Proposal 2, backed by a group called Michiganders for Money out of Politics, from going into effect.
Voters approved the amendment to the Michigan Campaign Finance Act by an overwhelming majority — 81% of voters in unofficial results — on Tuesday.
It would ban regulated utilities including DTE Energy and Consumers Energy from making campaign contributions to the governor, attorney general, or a state senator or representative or a candidate for those offices. Employees and relatives of employees of the utilities would also not be permitted
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