 ccrp poll freedom of information act charges   new poll overview house bill 4001 would amend the freedom of information act to set statewide standards that would govern the costs for reproducing records requested under the freedom of information act details of the changes would be as follows house bill 4001 would prevent a governmental body from 1 charging more than 10 cents per page when copying a public record 2 if a governmental body did not meet the statutory deadline in complying with the request the fee charged would be reduced by 20 percent each day after the deadline and free after 5 days past the deadline 3 if the copying was more than five days after the deadline no fee could be charged 4 there are also provisions in the bill that would eliminate the governmental body rsquo s ability to recover reasonable attorney s fees costs and disbursements and increase the punitive damages from 500 to 5000 new poll question should the legislature pass a law that changes the freedom of information fees and penalties that are currently being imposed yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygoporg content shouldlegislaturepasslawchangesfreedominformationf  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question what is your position on chris christies run for president 61 i think he is a rino and he will do whatever he needs to do to get elected 20 i think he would be the best candidate and appeal to a wide voter base 20 no position at this time two comments were made on this poll question comment 1 chris christie although he is prolife and stands up to the unions i m a little wary of any candidate that the mainstream media is pushing so hard comment 2 chris christie chris christie is democrat lite if christie managed to get elected unlikely against hillary he would not govern as a true reagan conservative what we would end up with is the same progressive agenda but at a slower pace i would prefer a constitutionally conservative candidate for the republican nominee see these stories also at  obamas military transformation  should the state of michigan being in this enterprise   all emails addresses  