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 ...

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 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 ...

The bills would expand Michigan FOIA to cover the governor, the lieutenant governor and the Legislature. All had been exempt since the original law passed in the 1970s.

A key Republican legislator announced Tuesday that the Michigan House of Representatives’ full budget plan could land as soon ...

Politics & Elections Bills opening Michigan governor, lawmakers to FOIA die amid House turmoil Published: Dec. 24, 2024, 1:02 p.m.

If the bill becomes law, Michigan would no longer be the only state in the U.S. where the governor’s office is exempt from Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.

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 ...

Lansing — A Michigan House panel on Wednesday voted 5-0 to advance legislation that would subject the Legislature and the governor's office to the Freedom of Information Act, a change that's ...