Group files records requests for Michigan school, state employee pension information

LANSING — Some Michigan public school retirees say they are unsettled by a nonprofit's recent public records requests for their pension information.

"I still have no idea what they're doing with that information," said Thelma Sain, a retired Michigan public school teacher who lives in Georgia. "It's more information than I would give."

Sain and other Michigan public school retirees who are part of the state pension system were notified this week their names and pension information were released through the Freedom of Information Act request, Department of Technology, Management and Budget spokesperson Caleb Buhs said in an email.

Steven Schupbach, who works for the Illinois nonprofit American Transparency, which tracks government spending, asked for retired public school workers' first and last names, middle initials, residential zip codes, last employer zip code and monthly payment amount.

Read more: https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/2021/03/02/two-transparency-groups-seek-salary-pension-information-michigan-workers/6834356002/