… 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 …
… significant problems with transparency, and a recent lawsuit by … Michigan, and for years, the MEDC has used data compiled by private … or open records law. But the MEDC claims that it had no role … FOIA law. By outsourcing, the MEDC has found a way to argue it … the public. This weakens transparency and government accountability. …
… programs must provide much greater transparency. Taxpayers should be able to see … older programs are another story. The MEDC has been good at announcing the job … This information is vital because MEDC projects have so rarely met their promises. … legislators need to insist on some basic transparency principles. That's just common …
… outside contractors to avoid transparency. Lansing politicians and … by reports purchased by the MEDC that make credulity-straining … requests for specific data. The MEDC tacitly endorses this secrecy. The public deserves more transparency. To revisit the question … politicians want to push greater transparency for state government. Let’s …
… of this point can be seen in the MEDC's flagship program, the Michigan Economic … counts: For every 1,000 jobs that the MEDC announces, only 294 are created. Moreover, … expensive program with little transparency. State tax credits to producers … addressing Michigan's problems. Since the MEDC was created, 16 percent of Michigan …
… Sen. Nancy Cassis to make MEGA's performance more transparent. Real transparency would require MEDC bureaucrats to issue a press release every time a MEGA "winner" fails to …
… scandals, the possible impropriety here could very easily have been detected had MEDC staff exercised due diligence. The RASCO embarrassment is strong evidence … corporate welfare bureaucracy on a strict diet that includes plenty of fresh transparency. ##### Michael D. LaFaive is director of the Morey Fiscal Policy …
… Hollywood producers since 2008. With many failed promises and little transparency, the MEDC granted long-term deals to favored firms, gifts that keep on taking from …
