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Committee advances bills to bring Legislature and governor's office under FOIA
Summary
Senate bills 669 and 670, which would extend the state Freedom of Information Act to the legislature and the governor's office with specified exemptions and a 30-day cooling-off period, were presented, supported by the ACLU and others, and reported from committee with recommendation.
Senate bills 669 and 670 to extend Michigan's Freedom of Information Act to the legislature and the governor's office were discussed at length and moved out of the House Government Operations Committee with recommendation.
Senator Moss described the bills as the culmination of years of work to bring legislative and executive offices into FOIA's scope so residents can "better understand the…
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