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Make sure your community is prepared as we approach November!

Election Guidelines for Public Bodies in Compliance with MCFA The Michigan Campaign Finance Act focuses on preventing public bodies and their employees from using taxpayer dollars to place their thumb on the scale of one view in any election or campaign. This includes any primary, general, special, or millage election.

Updates to Michigan Nursing Home COVID-19 Regulatory Requirements

Updates to Michigan Nursing Home COVID-19 Regulatory Requirements Through Executive Order 2020-136, Governor Whitmer has extended the duration of restrictions on the entry of visitors into health care facilities and residential care facilities.

What’s in a Name? Protecting Your Business’s Name from a Look-Alike

What’s in a Name? Protecting Your Business’s Name from a Look-Alike For any business, a name is a brand. A name is tied to a reputation, a marketing strategy, and a presence within an industry. But when does a company’s name cross the line into violating another company’s rights?

Michigan's Executive Order extended through April 30, 2020.

Executive Order 2020-42: "Stay-Home, Stay Safe" Order Extended until April 30 Governor Whitmer’s Executive Order 2020-42, updates and replaces her previous "stay-home, stay-safe order". EO 2020-42 extends the order through April 30, 2020, and modifies the travel exceptions for individuals and the restrictions on some businesses.

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events.fosterswift.com Since the state of emergency was declared, many public bodies have been grappling with how to fulfill Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) requests while still honoring the stay-at-home order. Employees of public bodies who have been working remotely often do not have access to the public record...