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This week, Vice News released the results of a thorough, nine-month investigation into police shootings nationwide.If you look at it in map form, you’ll…
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File a FOIA request, get sued.A journalist, taxpayer, or government watchdog group can use the Freedom of Information Act to request records from a public…
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What does it take to obtain information about the Michigan Lottery? Specifically, the information about whether there are repeat winners — people cashing…
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The Supreme Court of the United States announced a number of orders Monday, including the rejection of two Michigan appeals cases.The justices left in…
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Last September at the Bellamy Creek Correctional Center near Ionia, an inmate died. He’d been in some kind of confrontation with another…
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Lansing City Council officially designated itself a "sanctuary city." That move follows the Ann Arbor City Council's decision to not have police or city…
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Bids submitted by companies vying for a state government contract will be exempted from public-records requests until the contract winner is announced…
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A House committee has approved a package of bills to expand the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to cover the governor and the legislature, with a few…
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A battle is brewing in the state legislature over government transparency for the governor and legislature. A large package of Freedom of Information…
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The Mackinac Center for Public Policy is suing the University of Michigan for taking too long to comply with a Freedom of Information Act request.Attorney…