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 …
Michigan House passes enhanced FOIA bill
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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Sunshine Week 2014: MiCOG pushes for government transparency
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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Kudos to Jackson as it adopts online open data portal
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 forces Westland FOI fee restructure
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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Hearing on changes to OMA on Tuesday
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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