Kyle Davidson. It feels like our politics are more divided than ever. But if you listen closely to what residents on both the left and right are saying, there is a common theme: A demand for a more transparent and accountable government.
Through FOIA, the public can request the behind-the-scenes documents β emails, memos, agendas, schedules, and more β from their city or township hall, their school district, county officials, and state departments to better understand how the government decisions that impact them are made. Who did your mayor meet with? What did your school board members send to each other? Did the county follow through on the issue you brought up? Residents can find all of that out through FOIA. All 50 states have FOIA, but Michigan is nearly alone in the country with those outrageous and glaring exemptions for the executive and lawmakers.
This contributes to why our state ranks worst in the country in government ethics. When state government officials operate in the dark, scandals in Lansing continue to persist. Our bills passed in the House, but the Senate refused to take it up. This year, we introduced our legislation as the very first bills of the new session: Senate Bills 1 and 2. They passed overwhelmingly in January and were swiftly sent over to the House, where they currently sit.
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