The Epoch Times Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson last week created a short-lived exception to her department’s practice of releasing people’s driving records to the media.
Under Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act, the secretary of state’s office routinely makes any person’s driving record available to third parties very quickly upon formal request.
The first-term Democrat, who is seeking reelection in November, said in an April 15 statement:
“The Michigan Department of State condemns the killing of Patrick Lyoya. Moreover, the department will no longer provide the driving record and personal information of Mr. Lyoya to the media, nor will it provide to media such records and information of other victims of violence.”…
