US EditionMichigan's New Political Transparency Portal Delayed by Months
Michigan's $9 million transparency portal faces repeated delays and paused payments due to programming errors and contract issues, frustrating officials ahead of launch.
- Earlier this year, the Michigan Transparency Network was delayed by months and the Michigan Department of State paused payments to Tyler Technologies in mid-May under a $9 million contract.
- Internal emails between MDOS staff and Tyler Technologies reveal months of back-and-forth and repeated programming errors as contractors struggled migrating records from the decades-old legacy database.
- The portal's public tools show department filers cannot submit or update reports, portal search engines return less information, and a Tyler Technologies trainer canceled a session due to persistent errors.
- Lawmakers added a 2026 budget provision instructing the Department of State to transfer IT oversight to the Department of Technology, Management and Budget, shifting control from Secretary Jocelyn Benson.
- Tyler Technologies continued work despite withheld payments after lawmakers' backlash, while Michigan Department of State staff expressed frustration over repeated delays and leadership responses.
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Michigan's new political transparency portal delayed by months, company isn't meeting state goals
Michigan’s new political transparency portal was delayed by months amid growing tensions between state officials and the contractor hired to build the system, according to emails obtained by Bridge Michigan.
Jocelyn Benson defies budget requirement to transfer IT control after marred 'transparency' website - The Midwesterner
Lawmakers last month stripped Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson of IT oversight of her department following the bungled launch of her Michigan Transparency Network. But Tyler Technologies, the scandal plagued contractor for the $9 million website overhaul, wrote in an email to Bridge Michigan the company continues “to work closely with the Michigan Bureau of Elections to meet the contract deliverables.” Benson spokeswoman Angela Benandar told th…
Michigan's new political transparency portal delayed by months, company isn't meeting state goals - The Morning Sun
Michigan’s new political transparency portal was delayed by months amid growing tensions between state officials and the contractor hired to build the system, according to emails obtained by Bridge Michigan. The portal, named the Michigan Transparency Network, is meant to be an integrated system for campaign finance, lobbying and personal financial disclosures — providing the public a view into key ethics filings by candidates and their elected …
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