Jocelyn Benson, Secretary of State, announces run for Michigan governor
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson becomes the first major Democratic candidate to launch a bid to be Michigan's next governor ...
Michigan Senate leads with transparency bills in new session
Michigan is currently one of only two states nationally where open records policies exempt the Legislature and governor's office.
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Bills opening Michigan governor, lawmakers to FOIA a ‘top priority’ for Senate Democrats
That push in the Michigan Legislature to remove Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) exemptions for the governor and lawmakers garnered widespread bipartisan support only to die in the final week of ...
ACLU of Michigan sues ICE over rule used as 'impenetrable black box' for jail records
The free speech advocate argues county jails holding people for ICE are working to withhold key records by misapplying an ...
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Michigan prison worker raised red flag over safety issue. More inmate deaths followed
The upper galleries at two Michigan prisons have been used for four suicide jumps. But a worker said in 2023 they are also an ...
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ACLU of Michigan files lawsuit seeking records on immigrants detained in county jails
A lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Michigan and the national ACLU seeks to force the release of records by both U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the county jails it contracts with, on ...