The Michigan Senate passed legislation in January to expand FOIA to the governor and state Legislature. House Speaker Matt Hall, R-Richland Township, called it a "watered down" FOIA bill during a ...

Michigan's public records law stands out as a national outlier for exempting the governor and state lawmakers from its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Other public bodies in Michigan must ...

Other MSP records, newly released under FOIA, don't resolve a mystery over why the MSP ultimately settled the Long lawsuit for the striking sum of $999,999.. Based on records released earlier, it ...

Bills opening Michigan governor, lawmakers to FOIA die amid House turmoil Published: Dec. 24, 2024, 1:02 p.m. The Michigan Capitol building, pictured Feb. 7, 2019 in a fog.

Threats, FOIA floods and the long shadow of 2020: Michigan clerks and the new world of elections It’s been almost two years since the 2020 election, but election clerks in Michigan say they are ...

Michigan's FOIA law already applies to other state agencies, as well as local governments, but not the judiciary. Common Cause Michigan, a government transparency and watchdog group, ...

Without the records received through the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, the public might not know the extent of sexual harassment at MSU’s.

Under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act § 15.231 et seq., I am requesting an opportunity to inspect or obtain copies of public records that ...

Effective immediately, departments for the State of Michigan are required to update their systems to accept credit card payments for Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.

If the bill becomes law, Michigan would no longer be the only state in the U.S. where the governor’s office is exempt from Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. Only one other state ...

After NJ.com filed a FOIA request for their roster, Michigan said there is no roster, and then said they'd have to look for a scholarship list.