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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 frequen...

A Midland lawmaker plans to push for legislation and budget language that would bar the state from entering confidentiality agreements with former department heads

Michigan House committee revives bills to open governor, lawmakers to public records laws Updated Mar 04, 2021; Facebook Share a Michigan House Committee on Thursday. The House Oversight Committee heard testimony Thursday morning on House Bills 4383 through 4392, which together would open the governor, lieutenant governor and their staff to the state’s Freedom of Information Act and subject the Legislature to a separate Legislative Open Records Act. It’s far from the first time lawmakers have tried to change Michigan’s open records laws, which consistently rank among the worst in the c...

From the Associated Press — Advocates for open government will launch a 2022 ballot drive to subject the Michigan governor and Legislature to the state's public

LANSING — Advocates for open government said Monday that they will launch a 2022 ballot drive to subject Michigan’s governor and Legislature to public-recor