Tag: FOIA

Sarah Palin, Granholm, and FOIA

Sometimes precedent is a beautiful thing. Many of us have wondered for years about who’s agenda it was that Jennifer Granholm pursued? It certainly was not one that favored business or any type of prosperity for the state of Michigan,…

Zarko FOIA Case Continues With New Action

Mackinac Center and Michigan Press Association to File Documents With Michigan Supreme Court in Key FOIA Case School district’s FOIA denial yesterday suggests last year’s Court of Appeals ruling may be deployed to hide public employees’ use of government resources…

Zarko FOIA Stopped At Highest Court.

Chetly Zarko was the plaintiff in a FOIA disagreement with the Howell education association.  Zarko wanted access to public records (emails) that were on the school system’s computers through the Freedom of Information process, and was denied. Although Zarko passed…

Michigan Supreme Court Asked To Overturn FOIA Ruling

Mackinac Center, Michigan Press Association Ask Michigan Supreme Court to Overturn Ruling That Would ‘Gut’ State’s Freedom of Information Act Public officials could cover up criminal, improper or irresponsible activities by simply claiming communications to be ‘personal’; ‘government supervisors and…