Public records investigations into local government, campaign finance, and corporate influence in Michigan.
The Garza Conflict, Spelled Out
Jeremy Garza earns $126,742 per year from the Michigan Pipe Trades Association, the statewide body coordinating the unions that benefit from projects he votes on. The Lansing City Charter says officers with conflicts cannot vote, and the land sale needs his vote to pass.
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March 27, 2026
The Garza Conflict, Spelled Out Updated Mar 27 Lansing -
March 26, 2026
Bloom Energy Has a Pattern of Downplaying Toxic Waste Lansing -
March 26, 2026
Fact-Checking the March 23 City Council Meeting Lansing -
March 25, 2026
How Consumers Energy's Dark Money Reaches Lansing City Hall Michigan -
March 27, 2026
The Union VP Who Votes on Union Projects Updated Mar 27 Lansing -
March 27, 2026
A Conflict Question Could Reshape the Deep Green Land Sale Vote Updated Mar 27 Lansing -
March 24, 2026
Lansing Council: Donor Cheat Sheet Lansing -
March 24, 2026
How the Chamber's PAC Shapes Who Governs and What Gets Built Updated Mar 24 Lansing -
March 21, 2026
Can Michigan Communities Trust the Data Center Coalition's "Independent" Information? Michigan -
March 20, 2026
Michigan's New Data Center "Information" Coalition Has the Hallmarks of an Astroturf Campaign Michigan -
March 16, 2026
Is the Council Being Set Up to Vote on Deep Green Blind? The Public Record Says Yes. Lansing -
March 15, 2026
Public Utility, Private Contract: The Deep Green Fuel Cell Deal Lansing -
March 15, 2026
Deep Green's Projected $933K in Tax Revenue Does Not Reach the General Fund Lansing -
March 14, 2026
How Organic Is the Support for Deep Green? Lansing -
March 14, 2026
The Chamber Funds Campaigns, Runs Advocacy, and Reports $0 in Political Spending Lansing -
March 14, 2026
Email Headers Reveal Deep Green Support Letters Were Platform-Generated Updated Mar 14 Lansing -
March 13, 2026
Did BWL's Board Know About Deep Green When It Approved a $100M Steam Conversion? Lansing -
March 13, 2026
The Company Behind Deep Green's Fuel Cells Has Been Fined, Sued, and Subsidized in Three States Lansing -
March 10, 2026
Who Will Vote on Deep Green? Council Members Funded by Deep Green's PR Rep Lansing