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UPDATE: The Michigan Bureau of Elections has just issued a special news update with additional direction on this “Emily FOIA Request” issue. View it here. A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking a substantial amount of information from the 2016 presidential election, including a copy of every ballot cast, was sent to most...

On the final day of session, the legislature  passed HB 4001, a bill that makes numerous changes to the FOIA law, making it more costly to comply and more punitive for local units of government if a mistake is made. The bill passed in bipartisan fashion. While we recognize this...