Records the Free Press obtained through the Michigan Freedom of Information Act answer some questions about the contentious ...

Michigan ranked as one of the worst states when it came to government transparency laws. So what have lawmakers done to fix ...

Michigan stands out as a national outlier for insulating the governor's office and lawmakers from FOIA. Other public bodies in Michigan must comply with FOIA, from local law enforcement agencies ...

A push to make sure Michigan's top elected officials will stay transparent by enforcing the so-called Freedom of Information ...

House Republicans don’t plan to take up bipartisan legislation that would create more transparency in Lansing by opening lawmakers and the governor’s office to public records requests.

Fresh off his victory in a multi-year battle over wage and sick time laws, new Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall wants to bring some "heat" to state government. But the Kalamazoo County Republican ...

Several cases filed against the Ottawa County Board in 2023 and 2024 have been settled or dismissed, but at least three ...

A lawsuit brought by a ticket holder and reseller alleging a change in Michigan football ticket resale rules cost him $2.5M ...

In Michigan, we continue to fight for access to what should be public records from our Legislature and governor but both are currently exempt from FOIA. Which leads us to keep asking these elected ...

On Tuesday, through a Michigan FOIA request, the Free Press received a copy of the approved form for Grady's bonus. It had October signatures from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and from Jon Meyer ...

Records the Free Press obtained through the Michigan Freedom of Information Act answer some questions about the contentious case, but raise new ones.