Editorial: Michigan House should pass FOIA extension
The Michigan Legislature has toyed with the idea of true transparency for decades. It’s time to end the games.
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Michigan has some of the worst state government transparency laws and ethics in the country. Could this year change that?
Advocates of making the Michigan legislature and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's office more transparent saw success this week in ...
Michigan Senate votes once again to expand FOIA to the governor's office, Legislature
At the start of another legislative session, lawmakers in the Michigan Senate hope the House will take up transparency bills ...
‘Let’s get it done,’ Moss says as Michigan FOIA reform clears Senate again
The Michigan Senate crossed the first item off its 2025 to-do list on Wednesday, passing a plan to expand Michigan’s Freedom ...
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Bills opening Michigan governor, lawmakers to FOIA pass Senate hurdle
By a 33-2 vote, two bills that would remove Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) exemptions for the governor and lawmakers were ...
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FOIA bills pass Michigan Senate for the second time
Michigan is one of few states that don’t allow FOIA requests for the governor or lawmakers, despite years of trying to change ...
Michigan Senate approves transparency bills, debate looms with House
Michigan has long been one of just two states nationally with Freedom of Information Act exemptions for the Legislature and ...
Bills to expand Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act move one step forward
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - On Wednesday, the state senate passed bipartisan legislation to expand Michigan’s Freedom of ...
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Michigan Senate votes once again to expand FOIA to the governor's office, Legislature
The Michigan Senate Wednesday voted once again on bills to subject the governor's office and lawmakers to requests to disclose public records after an effort to expand government transparency ...