transparency

The legislation would require lawmakers to publicly submit spending requests for the upcoming budget by April each year.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed bills Wednesday to give state officials another month to file financial disclosure reports as the state tries to fix its filing website.

A ballot campaign wants to make Michigan a ranked choice voting state; plus nearly 800 earmark requests from state House lawmakers totaling an estimated $4 billion are made public.

A group of House Democrats met in Lansing to discuss their plan and support for the BRITE bill package. The package aims to increase transparency and accountability for election officials, particularly regarding campaign finances and gifts or expenditures as public officials.

Under the bills, lawmakers, statewide elected officials, and department heads would have to wait at least two years after their term to become a lobbyist.

Advocates of making the Michigan legislature and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's office more transparent saw success this week in Lansing. But, is this the year the state Capitol really becomes more open? Plus, new names in the 2026 race to be Michigan's next governor.

Two Michigan government accountability bills moved a step closer to seeing a vote in the state House of Representatives after leaving committee Friday.

A formal attorney general’s opinion released Wednesday says the secretary of state can set rules to enforce financial disclosure requirements for elected officials.

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 GOP has had some struggles in the post-Trump era, from disagreements over leadership, to physical altercations, to changes in opinions from voters.