Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Senate Regulatory Affairs Committee Chair Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield) hears testimony on a bill cutting back on incoming changes to ...

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 ...

Across Michigan, civics and social studies are disappearing from K-12 school curriculums, while children and young adults have more access to social media and the internet disinformation than ever ...

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 ...

Most counties provided full salary data, but others limited what they released — and two have refused to provide specific ...

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 ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. DETROIT, MI — The year of the Journal News backlash isn’t over yet. When the suburban New York newspaper published ...

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 is ...