FOIA

A college student is suing Genesee County after, he says, the county unlawfully refused to provide him with public records about its use of Flock Cameras.

The ACLU of Michigan says by taking more than a year to release documents that should be available to the public, the city of Grand Rapids is violating the state's Freedom of Information Act.

The ACLU of Michigan wants records related to allegations of racial profiling, racial discrimination, harassment, or excessive force in the city of Taylor.

In Michigan, state government agencies using Microsoft Teams to communicate delete those chats after 30 days, meaning they generally are no longer available to the public through the state's Freedom of Information Act.

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