From MLive.com: Improving local and state government transparency was the driving focus of a Wednesday discussion sponsored by a well-known conservative think tank.
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Read More… from Mackinac Center, ACLU officials push for greater government transparency
A few state FOIA and local open government news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier in the week.
While you're at it, be sure to check out State FOIA Friday Archives and check out content from this year's FOI Summit at the 2013 FOI Summit Wrap-up.
The danger next door: Public often kept in the dark about stockpiles of explosive materials
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A few state FOIA and local open government news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier in the week:
Records reveal Boston police spy on political and peace groups
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Read More… from NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for October 19, 2012
From The Detroit News:
MICHIGAN—Northern Michigan University trustees have called a meeting to discuss whether their selection of interim president David Haynes violated the state's Open Meetings Act.
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Read More… from NMU trustees: Did we break Open Meetings Act?
From Detroit News:
Financial review teams have convened behind closed doors in Michigan for decades to scrutinize the spending of troubled cities and school districts.
But when a 10-member review team descended on Detroit — the state's largest city — in December, the secrecy didn't sit well with wary residents.
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Read More… from Michigan State court to decide if fiscal review meetings must be open to public
From Bloomberg:
A Michigan judge ordered a review team appointed by the governor to study Detroit’s finances to stop meeting in private.
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Read More… from Detroit study team ordered to stop closed meetings
