… hurdles due to a lack of transparency. This year is no different. … Unfortunately, this lack of transparency isn’t limited to just one … president, Adam Sacks, and MEDC officials discussing a plan … should mandate greater transparency from state agencies. For … the disinfecting light of transparency on the secrecy of the state …
… Moreover, to our knowledge, the MEDC has still not publicly attempted … will find many examples where MEDC's reported claims of job production … the comical example of the MEDC claiming credit for winning … was won on the basis of the MEDC self-reporting $14 billion … way toward putting that transparency permanently into law. …
… boilerplate language that makes the MEDC less transparent. For instance, … deletes a requirement that the MEDC report amendments to the deals … the governor’s office and an MEDC spokesman about the inconsistency … silence spoke volumes. The MEDC’s spokesman, Otie McKinley, … statutes that limit public transparency of MEGA tax credit information.” …
… Thus, it's alarming that the MEDC has become aggressively less … the high-profile programs the MEDC administers: the Michigan Economic … MEGA once produced under the MEDC's supervision contained information … data doesn't often help. The MEDC has not answered basic questions … decried the MEDC's lack of transparency, and the Michigan Office …
… and leisure industry. The MEDC's response has been to seek … articles in this series, the MEDC has granted several no-bid … assertions and a lack of transparency creates a presumption that … provide evidence that the MEDC’s programs are not only unfair … contradicted claims by the MEDC and Longwoods that the campaign …
… is not surprising that the MEDC, Michigan’s corporate welfare … it operates – that the issue of transparency should be addressed. In … mind at rest regarding the MEDC. Although the concept behind … with private businesses, transparency requirements for the MEDC should be more stringent, not …
… against clear abuses of transparency and accountability by the … agency’s dedication to transparency. On May 29, 2024, Michigan … FOIA request asking for the MEDC’s communications with American … taxpayer-funded handouts. The MEDC responded nearly a month later … deposit on July 2, 2024 and the MEDC quietly cashed the check on …
… unique opportunity available. The MEDC wanted to move quickly to get the site … CapCon reported on the lack of transparency involving the land in 2023. Michigan … but the new plan supported by the MEDC called for an industrial megasite. … a nondisclosure agreement with the MEDC. Residents did not stop there. They …
… does provide additional transparency. We will continue to work … going but with greater transparency. That part of the legislation … potential to provide greater transparency, although in its initial … it would provide greater transparency. In the fall of 2013, … Pressure Mounting For MEDC Transparency
… ascertain. The need for greater transparency in government programs … obtain. A similar loss of transparency appears to be occurring with the MEDC. Despite its quasi-private status, the MEDC is subject to government reporting … programs, "[T]axpayers deserve transparency to know that their money …
