Michigan and Massachusetts are the only states where citizens cannot submit a Freedom of Information Act request to collect ...

Michigan inched a step closer to applying its open records laws to the governor and the Legislature Wednesday. That’s after the Michigan Senate passed bills to expand the state’s Freedom of ...

LANSING, MI – After years of failed attempts, state lawmakers this lame duck are signalling they may finally approve opening themselves and the governor’s office to public records requests. Currently, ...

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 faltered ...

LANSING — While Michigan's Democratic lawmakers rush to move their policy priorities to the finish line during the final days of the legislative session, one big bipartisan proposal that has stalled ...

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How much would you pay for information? A student at Grand Valley State University (GVSU) in Michigan is facing an $84,000 bill for records he requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) ...

Michigan was on course last year to rid its title as the last state in the U.S. that doesn’t allow the public to petition records from the governor’s office. That push in the Michigan Legislature to ...

The Michigan Court of Appeals says the city of Taylor must comply with a Freedom of Information Act request seeking police misconduct reports dating back to 2021. The ACLU of Michigan requested ...

High fees and lengthy delays are strategies some public bodies use to stymie requests for public records. Citizens should demand their state representatives and governor hold themselves to the same ...