Coalition Protecting Auto No-Fault v. Michigan Catastrophic Claims Ass'n

Two provisions before us, one statutory and one constitutional, serve a common purpose: to promote transparency in government. The core objective of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), MCL 15.231 et seq., “is to provide the people of this state with full and complete information regarding the government’s affairs.” Practical Political Consulting, Inc v Secretary of State, 287 Mich App 434, 462; 789 NW2d 178 (2010). Our Constitution’s provision prescribing the manner in which statutes maybe amended, Const 1963, art 4, § 25, *34prevents the Legislature from cloaking alterations of previously…