The Michigan Legislature has toyed with the idea of true transparency for decades. It’s time to end the games.

In furthering this policy, FOIA requires that the law be interpreted liberally, in favor of access, and that any exemption allowing public records to be withheld must be interpreted narrowly. Submit a ...

A top government accountability group will send a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the U.S. Selective Service System (SSS) for data on illegal immigrants who did not register for the ...

FOIA Buddy is a business in which people purchase credits online to submit Freedom of Information Act requests. The organization’s website states that each credit can be used for one request and ...

Axios Visuals President Donald Trump got more Detroit votes in November's election than any Republican candidate since 2000, per data obtained by Axios. Kamala Harris, meanwhile, garnered fewer votes ...

At the start of another legislative session, lawmakers in the Michigan Senate hope the House will take up transparency bills that faltered last year.

Currently, Michigan is one of only a handful of states that exempts the state legislature and governor's office from FOIA requests. Senate Bills 1 and 2 aim to provide more transparency for the ...

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