In a Tuesday interview at the governor’s residence on Mackinac Island, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer told the Michigan Advance conversations with legislative leaders are ongoing to fund universal pre-K and two-years of free…
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Michigan Democratic Party seeks records related to border trip by GOP leaders
The Michigan Democratic Party (MDP) on Thursday filed a flurry of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests seeking details on how a recent trip to the U.S. southern border by state Republican…
Susan J. Demas: FOIA reform could be the feelgood, bipartisan hit of the springtime
For years, bipartisan legislation expanding Michigan’s woefully limited open records law would pass the House and then run into the buzzsaw of right-wing Senate majority leaders. This frustrating dance ensured that nothing…
Legislation seeks transparency from Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association
A pair of bills introduced by state Sens. Mary Cavanagh (D-Redford Twp.) and Rosemary Bayer (D-West Bloomfield) would make Michigan’s Catastrophic Claims Association (MCCA) subject to the Freedom of Information (FOIA) and…
MSU student paper files lawsuit against university claiming FOIA violations
Michigan State University’s student paper, The State News, is the latest entity to file a lawsuit against the university for its handling of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. The university has…