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

The bills would allow the public to file FOIA requests against the governor, the lieutenant governor, lawmakers and ...

While attempting an undercover inspection of the mayor's gift room, investigators were denied access to a log of gifts that ...

The Michigan Legislature and governor's exorbitant use of budget earmarks in recent years has been clouded by controversy — ...

Currently, Michigan is one of only a handful of states that exempts the state legislature and governor's office from FOIA requests.

Officials previously argued that all 32 severance agreements were exempt as confidential personnel records under Virginia's ...

Clemson residents filed suit against Clemson for alleged FOIA violations surrounding the Hub Clemson development. A judge ...

Chicago mayors Brandon Johnson and Lori Lightfoot did not report several gifts and the inspector general’s office is ...

The Chicago Mayor's Office accepted gifts ranging from designer handbags to jewelry on behalf of the City without publicly reporting them, according to a new report from the Office of Inspector ...