Process of FOIA: The unseen work of providing government transparency

Process of FOIA: The unseen work of providing government transparency

Ann Arbor City Clerk's office | Photo from Lilly KujawskiBoasting wide, bipartisan support from Michiganders, transparency in government runs on the behind-the-scenes, often invisible, work of public servants working for local municipalities. The Freedom of Information Act is a Michigan public records law meant to help inform citizens about how their government works. First passed in 1976, the state law came into effect at a time when there was …