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A2Politico: Dunce Cap for AAPS Trustee Who Defends Playing on Social Media During Open Meetings

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Dec 23, 2022

by P.D. Lesko AAPS trustees are presently embroiled in a public debate about, among other issues, whether members should be forbidden from communicating with each other electronically during open meetings. Seriously? D'uh. The Michigan…

Courts

SafeHouse Center Sued for Allegedly Violating Michigan’s Freedom of Information and Open Meetings Acts

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jan 22, 2022

by P.D. Lesko 1/22/22: This article has been corrected to include a legal explanation as to why SafeHouse Center is allegedly subject to the Open Meetings Act. The Ann Arbor Independent filed suit in Washtenaw County's 22nd Circuit…

Opinion

EDITORIAL: U-M Regents & Open Meetings Act Lawsuit

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 27, 2014 0

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS recently filed suit against the University of Michigan Board of Regents for allegedly violating the state’s Open Meetings Act statute. The allegations are based on analyses of over a year’s worth of votes taken by the…