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

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.

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 ...

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

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.

Threats, FOIA floods and the long shadow of 2020: Michigan clerks and the new world of elections It’s been almost two years since the 2020 election, but election clerks in Michigan say they are ...

Michigan consistently has been a basement dweller when it comes to government transparency, chiefly because the Legislature and governor's office are not subject to t FOIA. Legislation to address ...

The MSU FOIA office estimated they needed a full hour to pull each letter from the appropriate personnel file, coming to a total of $828. Reviewing and redacting each document pushed the request ...