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Republican leadership in the Michigan House announced its picks for several House committee chairs today and said the party wants to focus on budget earmark transparency.

Michigan inched a step closer to applying its open records laws to the governor and the Legislature Wednesday after bills passed the state Senate.

Michigan's public records act would apply to the Legislature and the governor's office under some of the first bills introduced in the new legislative session Wednesday.

Legislation to extend Michigan’s open records laws to lawmakers and the governor made it out of a state House committee Wednesday, clearing a significant hurdle in a years-long effort to pass it.

Prisoners in Michigan could see some access to the state’s Freedom of Information Act under legislation that passed in the state House this week.

The bills would require so-called “dark money” groups with ties to officials and campaigns to register with the Secretary of State, starting in 2026

The MSU student newspaper explains why it's suing the university, the correlation between pandemic racism and Asian American gun buying and a nearly lost documentary finally lands on the big screen.

Michigan’s “Freedom of Information Act” would apply to the governor and state lawmakers under legislation heard in a state Senate committee Wednesday.

The Michigan Attorney General’s office won’t appeal a ruling that it violated Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act. The state attorney general’s office has agreed it will share copies of evidence used in court against defendants charged with plotting to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer with a freelance journalist.

Women who were sexually assaulted by former Michigan State University sports doctor Larry Nassar have filed a lawsuit claiming school officials made "secret decisions" about releasing documents in the case.