Freedom of Information Act

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.

Legislation has been introduced to add the governor's office and the Legislature to government bodies subject to the state's Freedom of Information Act.

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

Bills that would add more transparency requirements for state agencies and local governments made it out of the Michigan House Oversight Committee Thursday.

Michigan lawmakers would be subject to the Freedom of Information Act under a bill package currently stalled before a Senate committee.

State lawmakers are once again considering legislation that would increase transparency and access to public records. A 10-bill package would remove…

Should documents donated to a public university be made public immediately?That question is at the center of a lawsuit currently before the Michigan…

A bill in the state House would eliminate fees for getting documents under Michigan's Freedom of Information Act. The bill would also give public entities…

Lawmakers in the state House unanimously passed a group of bills they say will make state government more transparent. The bills would, in some cases,…