… 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 …
… Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). The poll was conducted by … poll, has been critical of the MEDC since Gov. John Engler’s executive order to create it in 1999. The MEDC takes money from many taxpayers … addition to being ineffective, the MEDC lacks openness and transparency in how it spends taxpayer …
… 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 …
… records request to learn how the MEDC calculated the return on investment … for every $1 spent. But the MEDC refuses to disclose the methodology … To learn more about how the MEDC’s consultants generate this … Nov. 6, 2020. Although the MEDC responded and partially granted … Steve Delie, director of transparency and open government for …
… the debate over public transparency at the state's "jobs" department … Policy Brief titled, "MEGA, the MEDC and the Loss of Sunshine." … and is administered by the MEDC. "The MEDC in general and the MEGA program … between the decrease in MEDC transparency and the increase in the …
… business was outbound. "The MEDC's mission was to create new … another stark reminder that the MEDC has failed and should be shut down," said LaFaive. "The MEDC's work amounts to 'press release … others are demanding more transparency from the agency." According … percent). Since the creation of the MEDC in 1999, Michigan's state GDP …
… from the department that would allow it to verify MEDC’s claims. Throughout this time, some requests were … a contractor. The most recent response from the MEDC failed to address why certain documents were withheld under the Freedom of Information Act. “Greater transparency from state agencies is desperately needed,” …
… unanimous opinion in Sole v. MEDC is a win for taxpayers and transparency that draws substantially … significant rebuke to GM and the MEDC, the Court held that the MEDC must disclose, without redactions, … corporate subsides. As of 2020, the MEDC admitted it could still owe …
… very high standards of public transparency. The state’s contractor claims … how the figures are derived, and the MEDC appears comfortable with that secrecy. … the wide gulf between Mackinac and MEDC estimates of Pure Michigan’s performance, … regarding the program’s lack of transparency to Michigan lawmakers and reporters. …
… examples where the Michigan Film Office, which oversees the incentive, and the MEDC, which oversees the Film Office, have lacked transparency. Five months ago, the Center issued a statement pointing out that the …
