Michigan is the only state in the U.S. where the governor’s office is exempt from these public records requests.

The Michigan Legislature has toyed with the idea of true transparency for decades. It’s time to end the games.

In Michigan, lawmakers aren't subject to open records laws. An effort to open the government to freedom of information requests appears to be failing again.

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 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 ...

In the lawsuit, the ACLU argues an "obscure federal regulation" lets Michigan county jails refuse to provide documents under ...

COLIN JACKSON, BYLINE: Like a lot of states, Michigan has a Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA law, that lets residents look at different types of government records. Detroit community organizer ...