Michigan Rep. Jon Hoadley is calling for an expansion in Michigan's Freedom of Information Act following Gov. Rick Snyder's announcing plans to release emails on the Flint water crisis.
Hoadley, D-Kalamazoo, applauded the move toward better access but remained skeptical.
"He will release whichever ones he wants to release, and there will be no penalty if he chooses to forget to release a couple, or if he doesn't release some of the other emails, maybe, between various members of his administration," Hoadley said.
Michigan is one of two states that extends a FOIA shield to the governor's office. Hoadley said that's why he's urging change. Continue…
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