FOIA Confirms Cover-Up at Schuette’s Office

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan June 28, 2017 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org FOIA Confirms Cover-Up at Schuette’s Office Why is Rusty Hills using personal email on state time? Questions remain LANSING — According to documents obtained by the Great Lakes Beacon through a Freedom of Information Act request, Attorney General Bill Schuette’s staff…

Calling Their Bluff: Progress Michigan Announces Way House Republicans Can Implement FOIA Changes Without Senate Vote

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan March 29, 2017 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Calling Their Bluff: Progress Michigan Announces Way House Republicans Can Implement FOIA Changes Without Senate Vote House can lead by example by changing rules to follow FOIA package that passed unanimously LANSING — Progress Michigan is calling on the Michigan…

Flint Report Shows FOIA Reform Needed Now

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan October 19, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Flint Report Shows FOIA Reform Needed Now Transparency, accountability were absent leading up to Flint Water Crisis MICHIGAN — Progress Michigan released the following statement regarding the long-awaited release of the Joint Select Flint Water Public Health Emergency Committee and…

Progress Michigan Statement on FOIA Expansion Legislation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan March 16, 2016 Contact: Hugh Madden, 734-250-2070, hugh@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Statement on FOIA Expansion Legislation LANSING — Progress Michigan released the following statement regarding legislation introduced to expand Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act to include the Office of the Governor. The statement should be attributed to Lonnie Scott,…

SUNSHINE WEEK: State’s Broken FOIA Law Needs to be Fixed

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan March 14, 2016 Contact: Hugh Madden, 734-250-2070, hugh@progressmichigan.org SUNSHINE WEEK: State’s Broken FOIA Law Needs to be Fixed Worst abuses show need for more accountability and transparency LANSING — At the beginning of Sunshine Week, Progress Michigan is highlighting the worst examples of our state’s broken Freedom of…

Snyder Continues to Hide Behind FOIA Exemption

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan February 12, 2016 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Snyder Continues to Hide Behind FOIA Exemption Daily revelations show how administration bungled Flint Water Crisis, still no transparency MICHIGAN — Progress Michigan released the following statement regarding Gov. Rick Snyder’s latest email dump and his attempt to hide from…

Progress Michigan Files New FOIA Request to Attorney General

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan December 1, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Files New FOIA Request to Attorney General New request a response to Schuette’s office admitting he and staff used personal email to conduct state business LANSING — Today, Progress Michigan filed a new Freedom of Information Act request…

Schuette Pushes FOIA Fees to Block Public’s Right to Know

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan October 8, 2015 Contact: Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org Schuette Pushes FOIA Fees to Block Public’s Right to Know Documents prove AG Bill Schuette’s Office advises using FOIA fees to discourage public seeking access to information LANSING — Documents obtained by Progress Michigan through a Freedom of Information Act request…