ICYMI - Flint: A Dramatic Illustration of Why Michigan Must Apply the FOIA to the Governor's Office
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In case you missed it:
Michigan continues to have the weakest anti-corruption laws of any state in the nation.
As the Rachel Maddow Show reported on last night, the Flint water crisis is a terrible reminder that our state continues to exempt the
Governor's office and state legislators from transparency laws (FOIA) designed to hold politicians and our government accountable. This
exemption from FOIA only making things worse... much worse.
“Common Cause Michigan calls on the Governor to drop his executive privilege and submit all documents and correspondence in the
executive office on all matters dealing with the Flint water crisis to Freedom of Information Act requests. The public deserves to know why
Flint's children were poisoned with lead. In addition, Michigan should end special exemption from FOIA and subject the Governor's Office
and the Legislature to the same transparency laws that 48 other states follow," said Melanie McElroy, Executive Director of Common Cause
Michigan.
To watch the Rachael Maddow segment from last night please follow
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