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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Tag: Michigan Open Meetings Act
NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for May 31, 2013
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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NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for October 19, 2012
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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FOIA bills target swifter Michigan government transparency
NMU trustees: Did we break Open Meetings Act?
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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Michigan State court to decide if fiscal review meetings must be open to public
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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