If you go back and look there was a lot of news about it here in Michigan last fall leading up to the elections.
http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/pubs/mcc/
Also there were quite a few threads under the Michigan keyword here at FR.
I see now says the blind man...I was out of the country for 3 mos and missed that whole episode. Thanks cripplecreek.