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Freedom of Information Act

County Administrator’s Attempt to Charge A2Indy $200+/Hour in FOIA Fees to Release His Own Phone Bills and Emails, Reversed

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jan 21, 2022

by P.D. Lesko The Ann Arbor Independent used the Michigan Freedom of Information Act to obtain eight months of County Administrator Greg Dill's county-owned cell phone bills, as well as emails between Dill and former SafeHouse Executive…

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Ann Arbor Residents Submitted More Freedom of Information Act Requests Than Local News Media in 2013

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 8, 2014 0

by Rob Smith ACCORDING TO THE City of Ann Arbor’s log of FOIA requests submitted between January 2013 and May 2014 519 FOIA requests were submitted to the Ann Arbor City Clerk’s office. Thirty-three of the 519 requests came from The Ann…

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EDITORIAL: Ann Arbor District Library and FOIA

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 13, 2014 0

THE ANN ARBOR Independent is committed to in-depth reporting on local news as well as accountability journalism. This means the newspaper relies on the Freedom of Information Act to request public records. Over the past four months, the…

So, How Much Did AATA Spend on Its Failed Regional Transit Scheme? It’ll Cost Ya $1,538 to Find Out.

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Nov 27, 2012 7

by P.D. Lesko Freedom of Information Act requests are governed by the notion that public government has the obligation to err on the side of transparency. It is also governed by the principle that if public records released would benefit…