Freedom of Information Act

The Michigan Secretary of State has rejected a Republican Party request for a list of people who volunteer to be poll workers that includes those volunteers’ personal identifying information. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The Michigan Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case from Grand Rapids on how quickly local governments must comply with public records requests. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A Michigan Court of Claims judge says the Michigan Bureau of Elections can’t deny access to public records on what method voters use to cast their ballots under the state’s Freedom of Information Act. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A bill to make state records easier to find is working its way through the Michigan House of Representatives. Colin Jackson reports.

The ACLU of Michigan is warning the Ypsilanti Township clerk she may be violating state election laws by aggressively purging names from the voter rolls. The civil rights organization sent the clerk a letter this week. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled the University of Michigan does not have to share research videos of experiments on mice with an animal rights group. We have more from Rick Pluta.

In a ruling released Tuesday, the Michigan Court of Appeals says the City of Taylor must comply with a Freedom of Information Act request seeking police misconduct reports. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan has sent an open letter to the University of Michigan asking for the removal of certain surveillance cameras. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.

The City of Ypsilanti has a new and easier way for the public to file Freedom of Information Act requests online. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has the story.

Michigan Republican House leadership is pouring cold water on the prospects for a “Freedom of Information Act” expansion. Colin Jackson reports.