Michigan Open Records 
Michigan laws and court cases
Michigan Open Records Statute
Open Government Guide to Michigan's Open Records legislation by The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Letter Generator
Generate an open records request that conforms to Michigan requirements
Exemptions
Document types exempted from public access.
Contacts (where to file your request)
Michigan City Clerks
Michigan County Clerks
Michigan School Contacts
State Salary Database
LSJ.com, a Michigan newspaper, offers this resource for searching public payrolls: State of Michigan salary search.
Another Michigan news source, MLive.com, has done an extensive series of articles about public school instructor's pay with includes salary databases. See the whole Teacher Pay series here.
To see what other states have salary databases, click here.
State Public Sector Arbitration Awards and Collective Bargaining Information
This site provides actual arbitration awards and defines that different types of arbitration practiced in Michigan. The site also provides
pertinent information about collective bargaining in the public sector in Michigan. http://www.gvsu.edu/arbitrations/
Blogs, websites and resources that use open records
(add yours!)
Michigan Freedom of Information Committee
Citizens for Responsible Spending-834
Power, Politics and Money
The Mackinac Center for Public Policy
Outside Lansing
Sunshine Troublemaker of the Week
Michigan resident Ben Hansen received the coveted STOTW award the week of August 13, 2007. Read all about it, and see what other states have citizens that have earned the award, here.
Sunshine Activist Interview
Michigan citizens Chetly Zarko and Ben Hansen have been interviewed for their work with open records. Read those interviews, and those from Sunshine Activists in other states here.
Press
2008
May 9, 2008: Kilpatrick drops appeal of judge's ruling in public records battle
May 2, 2008: Records show gas charged to the county
April 28, 2008: Editorial: Our dollars at work
April 24, 2008: Officials' text messages can pose FOI dilemma
April 23, 2008: County won't say what lawsuit cost
April 23, 2008: Saginaw County leaders won't say how much money former inmates are getting
April 21, 2008: Judge won't toss FOIA suit
April 17, 2008: Secretary of State denies FOIA request
April 15, 2008: FOIA requests create fire board tension
April 12, 2008: State cops end suit against Oakland sheriff
April 4, 2008: Judge lets mayor, Beatty join suit
April 3, 2008: Gladwin fire board director hits roadblocks in examining gas receipts
April 3, 2008: County must pay man for withholding info
April 1, 2008: Mayoral staffers urge citizens: Push back against unfair media
March 28, 2008: Colombo seeks answers before more messages are released
March 24, 2008: 'Sunshine' laws exist for citizens to check officials
March 21, 2008: Freedom of Information ruling in south Oakland shooting on hold
March 18, 2008: Editorial: Citizens need to protect the acts that protect them
March 18, 2008: Donnelly faces questions over FOIA actions
March 15, 2008: E-mails requested from attorney general, secretary of state
March 15, 2008: Let sun shine on government, public records
March 15, 2008: Information on the Michigan Freedom of Information Act
March 12, 2008: Ellis v. Lansing
March 11, 2008: Judge orders more parts of Mike Olson e-mails be released
March 11, 2008: County looks into new FOIA policy
March 8, 2008: Council seeks to join suit for texts
March 4, 2008: Attorneys for MSU, State News argue FOIA suit before state Supreme Court
March 2, 2008: MSU secrecy: Legal position on police report strikes at public's right to know
February 28, 2008: Ruling may put brakes on secret settlements
February 27, 2008: Inside the courtroom battles: 'Withhold nothing from the public'
February 27, 2008: Officials' dispute heads back to court
February 27, 2008: Attorneys fail to agree on terms of chief's dismissal
February 26, 2008: Clayton Township, Michigan clerk-supervisor dispute could be headed back to court
February 26, 2008: Kilpatrick's memo set policy: Electronic messages are public
February 22, 2008: Cox joins fight for Kilpatrick's secret records
February 22, 2008: Dennis and Gary Who?
February 15, 2008: Censure hearing again called off
February 15, 2008: Judge to be asked to reconsider Clayton Township ruling
February 13, 2008: Appeals Court: Kilpatrick documents are public record
February 9, 2008: Newspaper Says Sheriff Withholding Info
February 8, 2008: Contracts: As schools chase private dollars, transparency must reign
February 8, 2008: Mayor Kilpatrick signed agreement to keep text messages secret
February 6, 2008: What happened since the verdict
February 6, 2008: Mayor's secrets unraveling as text message scandal grows
February 5, 2008: Kilpatrick will appeal judge's order to release documents
February 2, 2008: Chamber calls for probe
January 30, 2008: Schools paid mystery company $320,279, records show
January 30, 2008: Details of Sprint, schools contract still not revealed
January 27, 2008: Trustee must file FOI, wait for copy of lawsuit
January 26, 2008: City funds helped pay for mayor's rendezvous
January 25, 2008: Family files suit against GT sheriff
January 22, 2008: Secrecy does not become usually respected Sea Grant
January 22, 2008: E-mail release vexes judge
January 20, 2008: FOIA requests in the McCollum special report
January 19, 2008: Livingston County looks into e-mail regulations
January 17, 2008: Livingston probes employee's e-mail conduct
January 8, 2008: Property-rights group files lawsuit against U-M
2007
December 19, 2007: Info squeeze
December 14, 2007: Lawyer asking for records tied to SMOC suit
December 12, 2007: At CMU, a Candid Dispute Over Turning a Video Camera on Others
December 11, 2007: Key to finding what's funny with money is in public records
November 23, 2007: Dilemma for MSU: What Price Hate Speech on Campus?
November 5, 2007: Officials won't release arrest records of MSU football players
October 21, 2007: CEO: Privatize mental health facility
October 18, 2007: Improved FOIA policy just one good first step
October 16, 2007: Dueling claims of assault at CMU
October 16, 2007: City's responses to Gazette's public-records requests
October 16, 2007: Attorney's probe finds city needs clearer FOIA guidelines
October 11, 2007: State Police file suit against Oakland sheriff
August 29, 2007: Top officials keep public in dark on some spending (Opinion column)
August 21, 2007: What investigation has found
August 15, 2007: Time to take a stand on public information
August 12, 2007: Privacy vs. openness: A delicate balance
August 10, 2007: Files detail teacher's temper
August 1, 2007: What documents reveal
August 1, 2007: Kalamazoo Gazette public records disclosures timeline update
July 31, 2007: Chairwoman won't comply with order
July 29, 2007: Kalamazoo Gazette public-records disclosures timeline
July 28, 2007: Granholm refuses to disclose staff names, pay
July 18, 2007: City officials explain rift
July 17, 2007: Officials ordered to comply on records probe
July 16, 2007: Michigan State newspaper expects Eastern Michigan situation to help lawsuit
July 3, 2007: Attorney to probe records handling
June 26, 2007: Incinerator report withheld
June 21, 2007: Bill would provide more access to school salaries
June 20, 2007: Policy would allow secrecy for city officials
June 19, 2007: Mayor calls for probe of FOIA practices Kalamazoo to seek outside check of city response to citizens' records requests
June 17, 2007: `Public' information sometimes tough to get
June 8, 2007: FOIA foes: State Supreme Court majority again displays secrecy bent (Opinion column)
June 7, 2007: If they absolutely must have it, state offices try to Buy Michigan First
May 31, 2007: If taxpayers pay for it, they should see it
May 27, 2007: LCC: Board and its chairman best rediscover the word 'public' (Opinion column)
May 26, 2007: Documents detail views on Ypsilanti principal's performance
May 24, 2007: Gregory T. Taylor: LCC's trustees need to wise up on public records (Opinion column)
April 2007 article from the Bay City Times: provides a statistical analysis of the 350 FOIA requests received by Bay County, Michigan in 2006
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