Michigan Coalition for Open Government
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Detroit News editor Nolan Finley endorses expansion of state's freedom of information laws to include the governor, lieutenant governor and legislators. Read his …
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While citizens in the other 49 states celebrate the 13th annual national Sunshine Week from March 11-17, Michigan residents remains an outlier in transparency and accountability under its freedom of …
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Michigan’s 108 state representatives sent a powerful message on Thursday, March 16 by passing the Legislative Open Records Act unanimously. To approve this legislation during National Sunshine Week …
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The drumbeat pushing the state Senate to approve the Legislative Open Records Act has begun. One of the opening salvos came from Mlive.com in an editorial headlined: "State Senate needs to heed …
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Michael Reitz, executive vice president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, was elected president of the Michigan Coalition for Open Government at the volunteer group's board meeting September …
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Michigan's House of Representative on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed the Legislative Open Records Act that amends and expands the state's FOIA to correct omissions that have made Michigan an outlier …
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