open meetings act

To mark "Sunshine Week," IPR provides a broad rundown of the government transparency laws in Michigan and how those laws are enacted here in the northwest lower part of the state.

In June, MSP investigated allegations that Cadillac’s Local Development Finance Authority violated Michigan’s Open Meeting Act by conducting business without the minimum number of members required, ignoring bylaws, and withholding meeting minutes and records.

Next week, the board will try again to complete a regularly scheduled meeting. On the agenda is a discussion about how the board will review and proceed with new grants – but long standing acrimony is still a concern for residents.

The state’s redistricting commission’s meeting to discuss voting rights should NOT have taken place behind closed doors, according to an official opinion delivered by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.

It’s hard to argue against the fact that informed citizens are the cornerstone of democracy. That’s the idea behind the Open Meetings Act: keeping the...