An investigative journalist sued the Michigan attorney general, accusing her and her office of failing to produce FOIA ...

Michigan’s Bureau of Elections has asked Michigan’s Court of Claims to dismiss a Michigan Fair Elections Institute’s lawsuit ...

Michigan and Massachusetts are the only states where citizens cannot submit a Freedom of Information Act request to collect records from their executive and legislative branches. For years, both ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The Michigan Supreme Court is being asked to weigh in on a lawsuit against the city of Grand Rapids over ...

LANSING, MI – U.S. Rep. John James, R-Shelby Township, said if elected the state’s next governor, he would open the office to public records requests and implement detailed financial disclosures for ...

LANSING, MI – After years of failed attempts, state lawmakers this lame duck are signalling they may finally approve opening themselves and the governor’s office to public records requests. Currently, ...

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 ...

How much can a public institution charge for a public records request? At the University of Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act Office, it could be $11,073.

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 ...

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) ...