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State House Passes FOIA Bill That Strips Governor and Legislature of Exemption
by Kathy Hoekstra | Watchdog.com
Driven by a sex scandal at the state Capitol and lead in the Flint water supply, the Michigan House of Representatives approved bills aimed at fixing the nation’s worst open records law.
The 10-bill…
It’s Sunshine Week: Ann Arbor and Michigan Struggle With Governmental Transparency
by Dave Alexander
In recognition of Sunshine Week, a time that highlights the need for transparency and accountability in government, Progress Michigan is rolling out several major updates to the Sunshine Squad, an online tool that now…
Gov. Appoints Ann Arbor Man to Michigan Council on Future Mobility
by Steve Innes
Gov. Rick Snyder recently announced appointments to the new Michigan Council on Future Mobility. Among the appointees was Ryan Eustice, of Ann Arbor. Eustice is vice president of autonomous driving for Toyota Research…
Michigan Campaign Finance Network Again Lists Ann Arbor Sen. Warren Among Pols Accepting Most Lobbyist-Paid Hospitality
IN SEPTEMBER 2011, MLive political analyst Susan J. Demas reported that Ann Arbor’s Democratic State Senator Rebekah Warren was one of only four Michigan legislators who had accepted more than $1,800 in free food and drinks from lobbyists…
Which Potential MI Gubernatorial Candidate Has the Largest Stockpile Of Campaign Cash?
by Craig Mauger
A Look At Where Those Considered Contenders For Governor In 2018 Have Gotten Their Campaign Money Over The Years
Former Senate Minority Leader Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat from East Lansing, officially launched her…
Washtenaw Among Least Vulnerable Counties Should ACA Be Repealed
by Nancy Derringer
Hundreds of thousands of state residents would likely be affected by a repeal of the Affordable Care Act, including those in counties that went hard for the law’s critic-in-chief, President-Elect Donald Trump,…
Michigan’s Braille and Talking Book Library Named #1 in the Nation by Library of Congress; Wins Top Honor
by Jeannie Vogel
FOR THE MORE than 11,000 patrons who use the Braille and Talking Book Library (BTBL), it’s no surprise it took top honors by winning the 11th Annual Network Library of the Year Award from the National Library Service for…
Progress Michigan Announces “Adopt-a-Pothole” Program
On June 2, Progress Michigan announced its new “Adopt-a-Pothole” program that will allow Michigan citizens to nominate Michigan’s worst potholes by naming them after elected officials who have failed to fix Michigan’s crumbling roads.…
“Reimagining Washtenaw Ave.” With Project Manager Nathan Voght
by P.D. Lesko
NATHAN VOGHT IS the project manager who wants us to Reimagine Washtenaw Ave. as an economic development opportunity. Like the controversial WALLY commuter train project on which over $32 million in local and state funds…
With STOPPED Program Michigan Sheriffs Inform Parents When Teen Drivers are Pulled Over
by Brooke Kansier
PARENTS WHO HAVE qualms about their teen getting behind the wheel can rest a bit easier through a Michigan Sheriffs’ Association-backed program.
The program, “Sheriffs Telling Our Parents and Promoting Educated…