Freedom of Information Act

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,…

The Republican leader in the state Senate may be an obstacle to a push to make the governor and legislature more transparent.Michigan’s state government…

Government bodies should be under a firm deadline to turn over documents that citizens have requested under Michigan's Freedom of Information Act,…

This week, Vice News released the results of a thorough, nine-month investigation into police shootings nationwide.If you look at it in map form, you’ll…

File a FOIA request, get sued.A journalist, taxpayer, or government watchdog group can use the Freedom of Information Act to request records from a public…

What does it take to obtain information about the Michigan Lottery? Specifically, the information about whether there are repeat winners — people cashing…

The Supreme Court of the United States announced a number of orders Monday, including the rejection of two Michigan appeals cases.The justices left in…

Last September at the Bellamy Creek Correctional Center near Ionia, an inmate died. He’d been in some kind of confrontation with another…