… directly benefitted by the spending, MEDC has claimed that Pure Michigan is successful, … But LaFaive and Hicks dispute the MEDC’s methods for determining whether the … successive no-bid contracts from the MEDC. Yet the firm refuses to meet basic transparency requirements that would allow independent …
… grant was community investment." The MEDC stated it projects the expansion, which … the number of jobs predicted by the MEDC and what have actually materialized … Commentary: There Is No Good Reason the MEDC Should Exist A Bipartisan Disaster: … Program Pressure Mounting For MEDC Transparency
… about how the state can increase transparency at the Michigan Economic Development … and how much they are receiving. The MEDC makes an announcement when the credits … percent of the jobs announced by the MEDC ever materialize. There are no reports … employment information is available.) The MEDC is much better about its new direct …
… precisely how basic government transparency principles were avoided. … roughly a decade after that, the MEDC kept filing the annual reports … communications director of the MEDC told Michigan Capitol Confidential … of 2009) which required the MEDC to disclose information, including … lawmakers. This is not real transparency, and it also appears to …
… then-Gov. John Engler created the MEDC. Engler created the agency … about the way they were putting MEDC together,” said Rivet, who … interlocal agreements to create [the MEDC] allowed them to bring in private … would let it evade regular transparency and open records requirements. … constitution prohibited the MEDC from using state dollars, and …
… steps to improve government transparency. Much of the plan has gone … which pledges “greater transparency requirements for the MEDC.” The Michigan Economic Development … recognized this, stating, “MEDC is going to have to disclose … about other handouts, sent the MEDC a Freedom of Information Act …
… Michigan's Select Subsidy Programs Commentary: There Is No Good Reason the MEDC Should Exist A Bipartisan Disaster: Michigan Corporate Welfare Program … Proposes Expansion of Corporate Welfare Program Pressure Mounting For MEDC Transparency
… highlighting the importance of transparency in government and access … it comes to government transparency. It is that relentless … have also doggedly pursued transparency to help taxpayers understand … Democrats How CapCon Uses Transparency Laws to Hold Government … Media Attention MEGA, the MEDC and the Loss of Sunshine Who …
… performing because of a lack of transparency. Senate Bill 269 would … clear. For example, that 2012 MEDC report states that the company … Ledge, said he supports more transparency on how 21st Century Jobs … reporting requirements and transparency for the 21st Jobs Fund … On Select Subsidy Programs MEDC Programs Consistently Fall …
… "Republicans have allowed the MEDC to become a runaway organization … press-release economy based on the MEDC’s “corporate giveaways.” Giving … There Is No Good Reason the MEDC Should Exist A Bipartisan … Pressure Mounting For MEDC Transparency There is No Good Reason the MEDC Should Exist Senator Says …
