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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.

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

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

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…

The governor and legislature would be subject to public records requests, under bills approved by the state House today.“When you exempt the governor and…

Michigan and Louisiana are the only two states that don’t apply their public records laws to the legislature and the governor’s office. A bipartisan group…

Michigan is one of two states that completely exempts the governor's office from the state's Freedom of Information Act.Massachusetts is the other.…

The Michigan House is considering a bill that would exempt some footage obtained from police body-warn cameras from the Freedom of Information Act.The…

A bill just introduced in the State House would draw a veil over information about oil and gas pipelines, electrical lines and other key pieces of energy…

Gov. Rick Snyder will soon consider a bill that could make public records cheaper and easier to obtain.Proponents have long claimed some agencies that are…