The Freedom Information Act

‘Let’s get it done,’ Moss says as Michigan FOIA reform clears Senate again

The Michigan Senate crossed the first item off its 2025 to-do list on Wednesday, passing a plan to expand Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) with overwhelming bipartisan support. “This is Senate Bill No.

WKAR · 6h

FOIA bills pass Michigan Senate for the second time

Michigan inched a step closer to applying its open records laws to the governor and the Legislature Wednesday after bills passed the state Senate.

WZZM · 10h

Michigan Senate passes 2 bipartisan bills aimed at expanding state government transparency through FOIA

Currently, Michigan is one of only a handful of states that exempts the state legislature and governor's office from FOIA requests.

MLive - GrandRapids/Muskegon… · 11h

Bills opening Michigan governor, lawmakers to FOIA pass Senate hurdle

Michigan lawmakers are once again advancing a decade-long effort to shine a light on the inner workings of state government, with nearly unanimous bipartisan support. By a 33-2 vote, two bills that would remove Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) exemptions for the governor and lawmakers were passed Wednesday,

Detroit Free Press on MSN · 13h

Michigan Senate votes once again to expand FOIA to the governor's office, Legislature

At the start of another legislative session, lawmakers in the Michigan Senate hope the House will take up transparency bills that faltered last year.

The Washington Post16d

We need a Freedom of Information Act for Big Tech

the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). After years of resistance from many politicians and almost all government agencies, FOIA was signed into law in 1966. This landmark legislation, repeatedly ...

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Judge hears arguments over lawsuit claiming Clemson violated FOIA amid controversial vote

A judge heard arguments over a lawsuit that claims the city of Clemson violated the Freedom of Information Act while ...

One step closer to more transparency at State Capitol

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - On Wednesday, the state senate passed bipartisan legislation to expand Michigan’s Freedom of ...

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Unanimous vote by Freedom of Information Task Force supports Senate bill 12

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — The Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Task Force has voted to support a bill filed by Senator ...

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P.E.I. PCs 'trying to hide behind' FOIPP Act, as opposition parties flex their power to compel documents

P.E.I.’s opposition parties are using their combined majority on legislative standing committees to compel government records ...

Nigerian Tribune on MSN5d

FOI Act: Appeal Court sets aside judgment striking out suit against CBN

The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Friday, set aside a judgment from a Federal High Court which struck out a suit filed against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for refusing to respond to an ...

Morning Star1mon

‘Post-it notes are the answer’ to Freedom of Information Act, Blair ministers were told

The Labour government passed the Freedom of Information Act (FoI) in 2000. But there was growing disquiet among ministers and senior officials at the implications as the full implementation date ...

WTKR5d

Read the agreement breach email sent to Something in the Water organizers by Virginia Beach leaders

News 3 obtained a copy of the email sent to Something in the Water organizers notifying them of the Monday, Jan. 27 deadline ...

The Independent1mon

Ministers told to use Post-it notes to avoid Freedom of Information requests

The Labour government had originally passed the Freedom of Information Act in 2000 but as the full implementation date approached on January 1 2005 there was growing disquiet among ministers and ...

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