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Monique Wynne told the Ways and Means Committee that MOIA handled nearly 4,000 inquiries in FY25 and that legal‑access grant demand far exceeded funding: FY25 applications requested about $3.2 million but MOIA funded roughly $700,000; FY26 requests totaled about $2.3 million with funding near $900,000. Councilors discussed expanding local resources and participatory budgeting results backing immigrant legal defense.