New online government transparency tool launches during Sunshine Week

LANSING

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson unveiled the Michigan Transparency Network (MiTN “Mitten”), the state’s new online personal financial disclosure system that requires elected officials, candidates, and their spouses to publicly report details of their finances for the first time.

“This week is Sunshine Week (March 10-16), when we focus on ethics in government, shine a light on dark money in…