There is a common convention that sunshine is the best disinfectant. While that does not apply to the COVID-19 pandemic (wearing a mask, washing your hands, using hand sanitizer, and getting vaccinated when you are eligible are the answers there, not sunshine), it does apply to another scourge that has plagued Michigan for decades; one that will hopefully be rectified soon. In Michigan, the Governor’s Office and the State Legislature are currently exempted from having to fulfill Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. If you are not a member of the press or a public body that is frequently the subject of FOIA requests, you may not encounter them very often, if ever. These requests essentially compel the production of documents of a non-confidential nature (confidential information like birth dates, social security numbers, are never included) to the requestor for a nominal fee that is generally comprised of the hourly rate for whomever has to compile the documents.