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The United States is often called the land of the free, but in Michigan some
information is simply exempt from the state’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA),
last Saturday.
to FOIA.
Nessel was the keynote speaker at the first annual FOIA Festival hosted by The
Michigan’s Open Meetings Act and FOIA in order to better understand the need for
government transparency.
“I am deeply ashamed and embarrassed that Michigan is the only state in the
nation where state law actually exempts the governor, lieutenant governor, and the
legislature from the requirements of the state’s Freedom of Information Act,” said
Nessel on Saturday.
In January 2019, Attorney General Nessel took office and has been working
Some of the reform measures discussed at the FOIA Festival include reforming
ombudsman specifically for FOIA appeals and eliminating excessive fees, delays, and
went on to address the need for government transparency stemming at the federal level
Michigan, but what’s happening in the federal government right now is absolutely
unacceptable.”
After speaking on FOIA and Michigan’s need for reform, Nessel also spoke of
how her office handles FOIA requests (423 this year) and how FOIA restrictions,
House, but it now lays in the hands of the Senate. One elected official, Senator Jeremy
Moss has been persistently working to push the reform bill through the Senate.
Along with being of the worst states in terms of FOIA restrictions Nessel also
said, “we are one of eight states that get a failing grade for integrity from the Center for
Public Integrity and I really think we are actually ranked last in transparency.”
The 2019 SPJ Detroit FOIA Festival gave the community, students, and
professional journalists the information and tools to stay informed and to also seek out
truth from their government, in turn holding them accountable for their actions.
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