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Lack of Transparency at MEDC, MEGA

… Initiative, about the need for transparency within government-run economic … in a policy brief titled "MEGA, the MEDC and the Loss of Sunshine." Other Center … newspapers. Recent problems with transparency at the MEDC include RASCO, Hangar42 and GlobalW …

Dodgy Metrics, No Real Accountability At Tax-Funded Tourism Marketing Program

Agency may have good reason to prefer Pure Michigan’s fluff to real transparency

… afternoon of March 16, the MEDC responded in part to our request.  … Development Corporation. The MEDC administers the state’s corporate … has long been a critic of the MEDC and its programs, as well as … ongoing example. Recently, the MEDC denied significant portions … this, in the interest of transparency, our request asked MEDC …

Secretive Bidder Wins Pure Michigan Contract Over Transparent One

Auditor General, not MEDC, should hire reviews of corporate welfare programs

… Valient made “100 percent transparency” a centerpiece of its proposal. The MEDC has a reputation for obfuscation … Legislature should strip from the MEDC the right to review its own … investment from Pure Michigan. The MEDC has appeared perfectly comfortable … addition to the promised transparency of survey design and data …

The MEDC’s Pure Michigan Puffery: Part II

Reforms could make agency more credible

… criticism for its lack of transparency, which most recently was … percent in one year. If the MEDC (and Travel Michigan) ever … culture into one of authentic transparency and intellectual forthrightness. … would the work of a reshaped MEDC look like? First, an independent … Legislature’s auditor general — not the MEDC itself — should be responsible …

Q&A With the MEDC: Verifying Jobs Resulting From Special Government Favors

State Reps call for greater transparency or elimination of program

… after that, in April 2013, the MEDC reported to the state legislature … Sept. 30, 2012 total. When the MEDC responded in July to questions, … issued that found that the MEDC had not been reporting on the … assure a greater degree of transparency at the MEDC. "Clearly, … Pressure Mounting For MEDC Transparency A Bipartisan Disaster: …

Mackinac Center sues economic development agency over alleged FOIA violations

Lawsuit: MEDC took payment for documents it hasn’t produced

… taxpayer-funded subsidies. The MEDC responded on June 20, with … deposit on July 2, 2024, and the MEDC cashed the check on July 19, … activities and discussions the MEDC is having that the public may … “This is a fair concern, as MEDC’s two flagship investments – … seems to violate Michigan’s transparency laws, which require official …

MEDC Releases Documents After Lawsuit

Michigan Rising and Mackinac Center sued MEDC over FOIA delays

… documents, which shed light on the MEDC’s close relationship with the … Information Act request. However, the MEDC has a history of resisting transparency efforts. Michigan Rising … months to find out whether the MEDC had helped the Chinese company … important information — that MEDC actively collaborated with …

Michigan Should Advance Government Transparency with a Ban on Non-Disclosure Agreements

Government Operations Committee

… These bills would prohibit the recent MEDC practice of insisting that legislators … to economic development deals. Transparency would lead to a wider array of … information on local projects from MEDC — only to learn later that the agency … their leadership on this critical transparency issue and urge your support for …

What Transparency Should Look Like at the MEDC (but Doesn't)

… concerns about the lack of transparency in MEGA and its parent … could be alleviated by two transparency/due diligence reforms that … taxpayers) from fraud. First, the MEDC already has the authority to … include a provision allowing the MEDC to audit the company's job … credits are granted. Whether the MEDC has ever exercised this authority …

Political Reasons, Not Economic Ones, Keep Corporate Welfare Agency Alive

'Transparency' sidesteps real issue (but still worth pursuing)

… bother trying to inject transparency into the operations of … efforts to just dumping the MEDC altogether? Given the obstacles, … and independent studies, the MEDC's success rate for creating … guessing game, because “transparency” as practiced by MEDC largely … That fact alone marks MEDC transparency as a viable and potentially …