The bills would allow the public to file FOIA requests against the governor, the lieutenant governor, lawmakers and ...

The Michigan Legislature and governor's exorbitant use of budget earmarks in recent years has been clouded by controversy — ...

Michigan inched a step closer to applying its open records laws to the governor and the Legislature Wednesday. As Colin Jackson reports, that’s after bills passed the state Senate.

Michigan senators once again overwhelmingly advanced a set of policies to extend the state’s Freedom of Information Act to ...

Axios Visuals President Donald Trump got more Detroit votes in November's election than any Republican candidate since 2000, per data obtained by Axios. Kamala Harris, meanwhile, garnered fewer votes ...

Like the current FOIA system, platform companies would be required to proactively publish certain categories of information online, including frequently requested records. Researchers, journalists ...

Unlike some state public records laws, the federal Freedom of Information Act does not define whether personal email messages are public records. Whether a record is subject to disclosure under FOIA ...

In 1976, the Michigan Legislature enacted P.A. 442, known as the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). An act to provide for public access to certain records of public bodies; to permit certain fees; to ...

Lawmakers in Arkansas are now working on a bill to provide more government transparency when it comes to redistricting.