Michigan Coalition for Open Government
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A modest revision that would provide clarity in the state's Open Meetings Act may go before the full House for a vote this week. Rep. Tom McMillin (R-45) introduced HB 5193 and 5194 that would further …
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Sad news to report from the front lines of the battle to keep government at all levels open, accessible and accountable to the people. Ken Bunting, 65, the former executive director of the National …
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Michigan dropped to 15th among the 50 states for budget and spending transparency in the fifth annual U.S. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund survey of "Following the Money" to determine …
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The State Court Administrator's Office is holding a Stakeholders Meeting on E-Filing in Michigan Courts on Monday, April 7 at the Hall of Justice. MiCOG participated in an earlier meeting last year …
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The Detroit Free Press took on the issue of secret board meetings by the state's 15 public universities in its Sunday, March 30 edition. Michigan's public university boards figure they're exempt from …
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Michigan's House of Representatives honored Sunshine Week Thursday (March 20) by approving an enhanced and much stronger version of HB 4001 (2013). The modified bill would standardize copying charges, …
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