Legislators wine and dine at wholesalers' expense

An investigation by the Detroit Free Press has found that beer and wine distributers are taking Michigan lawmakers with them every winter to a convention on a luxury resort. "The legislators fly for free to beachfront retreats like the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas and the Hyatt Regency on Grand Cayman Island. They pay nothing for their rooms and can bring spouses, too. The beer and wine wholesalers' political action committee has donated more than $2 million to state politicians since 1997."