Several statewide groups are working to ban political contributions from utility companies like DTE, Consumers Energy and corporations that hold state and local government contracts.

Organizers with Voters Not Politicians and Michigan United Action said Monday they will be leading an all-out effort to put a proposal on the ballot that would change how politicians are able to raise money.

Michiganders for Money Out of Politics leaders said DTE and Consumers Energy have dumped millions into Lansing to escape accountability, while Michiganders pay the highest electric rates in the Midwest for the worst power outages.

Sean McBrearty, the state director of Clean Water Action and vice chair of Michiganders for Money Out of Politics, told reporters during a press conference Monday on Zoom that the coalition will look for support from residents across the political spectrum to restrain the power of large corporations that spend millions each year through nonprofits to influence the decisions of lawmakers.

McBrearty said all residents should be united against the worst examples of corporate influence — when corporations become reliant on government support and intervention for their profits.

“Whether you’re a card carrying member of Democratic Socialists of America, or a MAGA hat wearing Republican, or anything in between, we hope to earn your support,” McBrearty said, adding that it will take a grassroots movement counter corporate money’s influence.