Michigan public record advocates unveil details of ballot proposal
By David Eggert
LANSING, Mich. - Advocates for open government on Tuesday unveiled the specifics of their ballot proposal that would open Michigan’s governor and lawmakers to public-records requests.
Protesters are expected at the Michigan State Capitol and lawmakers have opted to cancel next week s session out of an abundance of caution.
The state is one of only two to wholly exempt the governor’s office from the Freedom of Information Act and among eight where legislators are explicitly exempt.
The liberal advocacy group Progress Michigan will have to collect about 340,000 valid voter signatures to send the bill to the Republican-led Legislature, which could make it law or let the measure go to voters in November 2022.
Group details ballot bill to open Michigan goveror, lawmakers to FOIA
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Critics say rail facility bailout would help Hoeven s bank
JAMES MacPHERSON, Associated Press
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) North Dakota’s Republican-led Legislature is considering giving $10 million to an intermodal rail facility, a move backers say will reduce shipping costs and increase markets for the state’s farm products and other commodities.
Opponents argue the funding proposed for the long-troubled and financially distressed facility in Minot is nothing more than a taxpayer bailout for banks, one of which is partly owned by Republican U.S. Sen. John Hoeven.
Five Minot-area lawmakers sponsored the legislation that seeks to provide $1.8 million for track improvements and $8.2 million that would be funneled to a trio of banks that acquired the property and buildings and equipment through foreclosure.
Group details ballot bill to open gov, lawmakers to FOIA
By DAVID EGGERT
Associated Press
LANSING, Mich. (AP) Advocates for open government on Tuesday unveiled the specifics of their ballot proposal that would open Michigan s governor and lawmakers to public-records requests.
The state is one of only two to wholly exempt the governor s office from the Freedom of Information Act and among eight where legislators are explicitly exempt. The liberal advocacy group Progress Michigan will have to collect about 340,000 valid voter signatures to send the bill to the Republican-led Legislature, which could make it law or let the measure go to voters in November 2022.