A Project of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy

Michigan's state and local governments have a special responsibility to the state's residents. Unlike private groups and individuals, who have privacy rights, governments have an obligation to disclose their actions and expenditures, since the authority to tax and compel obedience must be premised on the government's remaining a servant of the people, and therefore accountable to them.

School Checkbook Registers	State and Local Government Expenditure Reports	Why doesn’t state government put its expenses online?	Media Links	Michigan Sunshine Review	Other Transparency Resources