Over the last year, multiple prominent figures in Lansing have been under criminal investigation. Former House Speaker Rick Johnson pleaded guilty in April to taking bribes as the leader of the state's medical marijuana licensing board. And in December, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel brought embezzlement charges against two top staffers of former House Speaker Lee Chatfield.
The criminal allegations came after the nonprofit Center for Public Integrity rated Michigan the worst state in the country in 2015 for its systems to deter corruption.
