Michigan's public records law stands out as a national outlier for exempting the governor and state lawmakers from its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Other public bodies in Michigan must ...

Michigan State University students can get free help filing public records requests from the administration with the help of the student newspaper. The State News now offers a Freedom of Information ...

And the clock is ticking on whether expanding FOIA will be part of the legacy the first Democratic trifecta in Michigan in 40 years will leave. (This story has been updated with new information.) ...

Michigan stands out as a national outlier for insulating the governor's office and lawmakers from FOIA. Other public bodies in Michigan must comply with FOIA, from local law enforcement agencies ...

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Department of Attorney General has reached a settlement agreement with Progress Michigan on a lawsuit involving a Freedom of Information Act request received by the ...

AG Nessel, MLive host Michigan Freedom of Information Act workshop Updated: Jul. 19, 2022, 7:40 a.m. | Published: Jul. 18, 2022, 3:13 p.m. 10 1/10 Michigan AG gives FOIA presentation to journalists ...

Michigan's Attorny General Dana Nessel recently announced that her office will soon accept credit card payments for FOIA requests as well.

After NJ.com filed a FOIA request for their roster, Michigan said there is no roster, and then said they'd have to look for a scholarship list.

The Michigan State Capitol is photographed. Two state senators introduced two bills that would enforce the Freedom of Information Act on the governor and state legislature. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio ...

Bills to end the exemptions from the 1976 Freedom of Information Act have stalled in the Republican-controlled Senate despite having won widespread bipartisan support in the GOP-led House in 2016 ...

And the clock is ticking on whether expanding FOIA will be part of the legacy the first Democratic trifecta in Michigan in 40 years will leave. (This story has been updated with new information.) ...