open records

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.

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.

A battle is brewing in the state legislature over government transparency for the governor and legislature. A large package of Freedom of Information…