MPA Pushes to Protect Transparency Requirements

MPA pushes to protect transparency requirements

LANSING — The Michigan Press Association is calling on the state’s elected leaders to halt ongoing efforts that could remove requirements for governments and other public institutions to publish important information about decision-making in newspapers through public and legal notices.

MPA sounds alarm on threats to transparency on Tax Day

Submitted by the MPA LANSING — On Tax Day, the Michigan Press Association (MPA) is sounding the alarm about threats to roll back key transparency measures that help Michiganders know how their tax dollars are being spent. Along with the Freedom of Information Act and Open Meetings Act, public notice requirements in Michigan help hold government officials accountable to the people they are elected to serve. That includes providing information abo…