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Welcome to Michigan's Freedom of Information Week. It's a great week to let folks know about how accountable and responsible their governments are at the state, county and local level. It's also the …

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The city of Jackson will be the first municipality in Michigan to establish an online open data portal making access to public information faster and easier. The effort is being supported by the …

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Mackinac Center News Release: MIDLAND — The city of Westland has agreed to restructure the fees it charges for public documents to bring them in line with the state’s Freedom of Information Act in …

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The Michigan House of Representatives' Oversight Committee will take testimony Tuesday on two proposed changes to the state's Open Meetings Act. HB 5193 clarifies that public bodies cannot go into …

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With 2013 ending in a matter of days, it's a good time to reflect on the work of MiCOG since our March 2013 launch. For those who joined the effort as individual, nonprofit and corporate members, we …

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Rep. Tom McMillin this week introduced two bill to amend the state Open Meeting law in an effort to make public bodies (city councils, township boards, school boards, etc.) more accountable to their …

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