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… Michigan Supreme Court warns that upholding these decisions could harm transparency by shielding the official records of local government employees from … the Mackinac Center Legal Foundation, warns, the cause of government transparency will suffer. “If this decision stands, the public’s ability to gain …
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… lockdown orders. Today, in the latest victory for transparency and the Mackinac Center Legal Foundation, the … things,” said Steve Delie, the director of transparency and open government at the Mackinac Center. “Increased transparency is more critical than ever before. This decision …
… June. And its vice chair questions whether the committee will move on transparency legislation by year’s end. When the 102nd Michigan Legislature started … House ethics committee. “Today is 223 days since we introduced our transparency bills,” Kunse told Michigan Capitol Confidential Monday. “The governor …
… lack of charter school transparency. And this could have dire … calls for greater financial transparency, and many additional regulations, … must comply with the same transparency laws as conventional public … are not held to the same transparency standards as other district … and how it impacts their transparency requirements, can be confusing. …
MIDLAND, Mich. —Under the guise of "transparency," the Michigan State Board of Education has passed … The board’s claim that this move promotes transparency is a red herring. Charter schools are subject to the same transparency laws as all public schools. They serve a disproportionate …
… majority did not help a jurisdiction’s economy. The MBDP also lacks transparency. In its fiscal year 2016 annual report, the program’s administrators … lawmakers should call on them to justify their claims. People deserve transparency, not unjustified boasts about the results of favored programs.
… complained about the lack of transparency at Michigan’s department … troubled by the MEDC's lack of transparency and accountability. State … with the MEDC's lack of transparency. In a November 2012 Michigan … “MEDC Questioned About Its Transparency” Rep. Shirkey reported … to complain about MEDC transparency, or in recent years. Sen. …
Making transparency a condition for receiving selective state … to provide much-needed transparency at the MEDC, companies … rights to provide public transparency concerning the agreement?” … MEDC has treated basic transparency as an annoyance rather … on the agency’s lack of transparency, an issue brought to the …
Increased transparency in reporting where and how education … district-level financial transparency, the picture of how dollars … closer to the level of transparency prescribed under the federal … Colorado K12 Financial Transparency website clearly depicts … enhancements like greater online transparency of public data alone have …
… health care providers and services across the state and promote price transparency in hospital services. Traditionally, health professionals treated patients … providers. A bill recently passed in the Michigan House brings more transparency to health care costs by requiring hospitals to begin posting the prices …
… receives. This violates the governmental spending transparency that Michiganders demand from their government. … dollars. Michigan’s FOIA law explains that transparency is vital because it allows the people to “be … elected officials have failed to resolve this transparency problem. It is now up to the Michigan Supreme …
… receives. This violates the governmental spending transparency that Michiganders demand from their government. … dollars. Michigan’s FOIA law explains that transparency is vital because it allows the people to “be … elected officials have failed to resolve this transparency problem. It is now up to the Michigan Supreme …
… from local government entities,” for a recent story about the lack of transparency at all levels of government. Reitz has written previously about transparency and was the architect of a series of town hall meetings the Center hosted …
… House Bill 5081, which was passed out of the House Oversight Committee last June. It now sits on the House floor. This bill would provide more transparency for the assets seized — something extremely important because law enforcement agencies use seized assets to supplement their budgets. There are …
… interviewed on Michigan Radio’s “Stateside” program about the need for more transparency in the executive and legislative branches. Reitz joined host Cynthia … noting some changes need to be made to the LORA bills to ensure true transparency. “There are a couple of ideas that we’ve discussed in terms of improving …
… for us or ask its contractor to do so (although it is required to explain why it is not producing the document). Despite this, in the interest of transparency, our request asked MEDC to provide this information. It was our hope that MEDC would want to provide it to help support its claims of the program …
Bringing Financial Transparency to Michigan's Public Sector Unions, a recent study published by the Mackinac Center, explains how holding public sector … their private sector counterparts could result in less corruption and transparency for members and the general public. The study outlines several examples …
… Center’s policy lead on open government and transparency. “For decades, the Mackinac Center has used … happy the court upheld the rule of law and transparency in government by ruling in our favor.” Over … has filed nearly a dozen lawsuits related to transparency, including two additional lawsuits against …
… charter schools should post their curriculum materials online. Enhancing transparency in this way would help parents make informed decisions and promote greater … over their children’s education, scholarship accounts and curriculum transparency represent a potent policy combination.
… of Michigan. The goal was to provide greater transparency in the state's efforts to remediate and monitor … deserve full access to these public documents and transparency over what their tax dollars have produced. … information, they are standing in the way of complete transparency.” View the legal filing with the Court of …
… D-Auburn Hills, of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners recently wrote in an Op-Ed for The Oakland Press that he embraces the Mackinac Center's transparency initiative and wants Oakland County to post expenditures online.
… maintains a website that rates the transparency of state and local governments, … government scrutiny. Government transparency laws are an important component … organization that favors greater transparency in government. We receive no government … Politician Who Attacked Government Transparency Groups Gets 'Bitten Back'
… bother trying to inject transparency into the operations of … guessing game, because “transparency” as practiced by MEDC largely … the calls for meaningful transparency, which may seem like reaching … tree. Establishing real transparency standards could be of enduring … makes sense to focus on transparency. If the agency is going …
MIDLAND, Mich. — Increasing government transparency, curbing corporate welfare programs and removing unnecessary regulatory hurdles are a just few of … bipartisan reforms the guide recommends include adding accountability and transparency to corporate welfare programs and refraining from creating new subsidy …
… criminal wins an "incentive" deal, but the lack of transparency that characterizes this entire operation. … recommended specific reforms to correct this transparency deficit. If these hearings are about actually … practices. The contrast will be stark. LaFaive's transparency recommendations include: Restore an "All MEGA …
… s national movement for transparency seeks to put government … advocate for that very result. Transparency should never be defined … legitimate Jeffersonian goals of transparency; it means respecting individual … Thus, while Jeffersonian transparency seeks to empower private … would bring about less transparency, rather than more. Modern …
… subject to FOIA. Most are pretty good at responding to requests, especially with recent legislative changes requiring them to name someone as a transparency officer. I’m happy to add Detroit Public Schools Community District to the list of government entities that strive to serve taxpayers and residents …
… according to a Mackinac Center survey of state agencies’ commitment to transparency. The Mackinac Center embarked on a new project in June to measure how … needed, and we at the Mackinac Center will continue to promote sound transparency policy through lawsuits, model legislation, and studies to ensure that …
The Traverse City Area Public School district is raising transparency to a new level by posting on its website the contracts it proposes to unionized employees. At present, only the proposed transportation employee union contract is available, but eventually, all of them will be. The local teachers …
… Development Corp (MEDC), a nearly $3 billion increase from previous estimates. McHugh’s testimony also questioned the lack of economic development and transparency from the MEDC. The Mackinac Center has done hundreds of news articles and commentaries about the lack of jobs generated by the MEDC's Michigan …
… Legislature needs to demand more transparency. The biggest problem is that, … improve their economic development transparency but ranked states based on what … subsidy deals. But Illinois’s transparency comes not from the programs’ administrators, … efforts. But taxpayers deserve transparency over the programs, and that requires …
… freedom, creating a sound business climate and expanding government transparency at all levels are just a few of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy’s … defend pro-worker policies such as right-to-work, prevailing wage and transparency in collective bargaining agreements. Families and businesses are dealing …
… voters’ top priorities, such as infrastructure repair, and not used for ineffective programs, such as corporate handouts. Another is government transparency, as Michigan is still one of the only states in the country that exempts its Legislature and governor from public documents disclosure. Reforms …
… more and more government info to be made universally accessible. It's a factor of technology and related social expectation. In other words, more transparency is coming whether anyone likes it or not and if responsible people don't take charge of it, then irresponsible ones will. Working with government …
… Week,” and some Michigan legislators are celebrating by introducing transparency bills. Almost the entire Michigan House has signaled support for a … their contracts, budget, superintendent’s salary and more. Broad-based transparency laws will often need a few exceptions. But governments should be as …
… judge about Michigan’s public transparency law. Carol Beth Litkouhi, a parent … schools should be held to the same transparency standards as other public employees. … Center is appealing the ruling. Transparency from public officials is a core … ruling, as it significantly weakens transparency in Michigan.”
Two bills introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives would bring transparency to the state budget process. House bills 4750 and 4751 were introduced this month by Reps. Tom Kuhn, R-Troy, and Donni Steele, R-Orion. The bills are tie-barred together. Both bills must pass for either to be enacted …
… the nation in government transparency. A key reason is that neither … citizens and provide greater transparency. The most recent attempts … threaten to weaken gains for transparency. Many of these exemptions … by a broad coalition of transparency advocates, including the … and promote a more pro-transparency approach to open records …
… routinely subject to meaningful public transparency, there might be a good chance of … routinely subject to meaningful public transparency, it’s likely the entire issue wouldn’t … long-standing failure to provide transparency regarding special deals of the … involved — to provide adequate transparency, there is no reason to expect it. …
… There could be as many as 5,572 single pages, or as few as 2,786 double-sided pages. How many agreements does that account for? We don’t know. Transparency is a Mackinac Center concern. When Gordon left the health department, Whitmer wasn’t paying him with her own funds; she was spending the people’s …
… “been plagued by a lack of transparency.” In an effort to bring more transparency to the executive branch … local collective bargaining transparency. Other states, like Idaho … should be more financial transparency in Michigan’s public sector … a leader in government transparency by requiring public sector …
… effort by Congress to impose transparency on the EPA. The Secret … and lawsuits, to force transparency on the agency. The institute’s … of the advisory board. Transparency in this area is absolutely … track record of calling for transparency from all levels of government … will bemoan demands for transparency in EPA science and peer-review …
… edition of Stateside on Michigan Radio to discuss the need for more transparency in government in light of what is happening in Flint. “The justification … governor’s office and state legislature are exempt from this public records transparency law. Reitz explained it is time to change this standard: We think generally …
