Blog categorized as State Government

On May 29, cycling journalist Teal Amore sent Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to five state departments asking for a log of all the FOIA requests each department received for calendar year 2023.

The state’s Liquor Control Commission (MLCC) told a House panel that in addition to staff shortages, COVID-19 pandemic restrictions contributed to the nearly $1 million in missing liquor bottles from three distribution warehouses.

Attorney General Dana Nessel opined Wednesday that public officers must disclose lobbyist-paid meals, travel payments and travel reimbursements under the state's new public official financial disclosure law, whether or not the lobbyists report them.

Fay Beydoun, who made news this month for using $4,500 from a state grant she received on a coffee maker, was removed from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation Executive (MEDC) Committee by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer after her term expired.

Areas of the state hit by a natural disaster that aren't covered by federal emergency assistance could apply for a piece of a new $50 million pot of state money, under a Michigan State Police (MSP) budget proposal that moved out of a House subcommittee Tuesday morning.