Boasting wide, bipartisan support from Michiganders, transparency in government runs on the behind-the-scenes, often ...

Grand Valley State University has failed to follow Michigan’s public records law in multiple instances dating back to mid-December. The Michigan Freedom of Information Act of 1972 (FOIA) ensures ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Twp.) poses with a poster promoting his Ethics Accountability and Transparency (HEAT) ...

Sunshine Week brings together open government advocates to focus on transparency issues. In Michigan, the week often features discussion of the state's Freedom of Information Act which exempts the ...

LANSING — Long-sought legislation to heighten government transparency in Michigan was among the casualties when the state House abruptly adjourned its lame-duck session Thursday. Among the dozens of ...

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 ...

A decade ago, Michigan was dead last in national government transparency rankings. While it has made some improvements, Michigan, alongside Massachusetts, remains one of two where both the governor ...

Michigan lawmakers are once again advancing a decade-long effort to shine a light on the inner workings of state government, with nearly unanimous bipartisan support. By a 33-2 vote, two bills that ...

It feels like our politics are more divided than ever. But if you listen closely to what residents on both the left and right are saying, there is a common theme: A demand for a more transparent and ...

LANSING — A Michigan House committee advanced legislation Wednesday to expand the state's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to cover the governor's office and state Legislature, raising the ...

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 ...