House Republicans don’t plan to take up bipartisan legislation that would create more transparency in Lansing by opening ...
The Michigan House passed legislation prohibiting state lawmakers and their staff from signing nondisclosure agreements related to legislative work, part of a broader push for government transparency.
The Michigan House voted Tuesday to keep lawmakers from signing non-disclosure agreements.The practice has come under ...
Most states have some sort of "cooling off" rule, mandating lawmakers wait a certain amount of time before leaving their post ...
The executive secretary of the State Board of Ethics said the complaint from two MSP unions lacked evidence to send to the ...
That’s after the Michigan Senate passed bills to expand the state’s Freedom of Information Act. Michigan is one of few states that don’t allow FOIA requests for the governor or lawmakers ...
Performance bonuses for top civil servants are not new. But there has been little or no media coverage of bonuses paid to ...
HOLLAND, Mich. — A 911 call to the Ottawa County Dispatch is shedding new light on the death of a teenager in Holland. Austin Dean Pikaart, 17, was found dead in the early morning hours of Friday, Feb ...
In bipartisan vote, Michigan House OKs plan to ban lawmakers from signing nondisclosure agreements, which dozens have done to learn about economic development projects in line for corporate subsidies.
The Midland County Board of Commissioners approved an appeal of a Freedom of Information Act request seeking a list of voters ...