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Expunging Criminal Records Gets Broad Support
Police, prosecutors, public defenders, business groups back bill expanding expungement.
Apr 11th, 2021 by Gretchen Schuldt
Open Records Fees Discourage Government Transparency
Public record custodians can charges thousands of dollars to process a public records request.
Apr 2nd, 2021 by Bill Lueders
Bill Would Stop Lawmakers From Deleting Their Emails
Currently, legislators and their staff can delete emails that are public record.
Mar 19th, 2021 by Melanie Conklin
Redistricting Shouldn’t Be Done In Secret
The last time around Republicans did it in secret and destroyed records of their deliberations.
Mar 2nd, 2021 by Matthew DeFour
Will Budget Hearings Be Superspreader Events?
Mask wars pit Democrats against Republicans in Legislature.
Feb 27th, 2021 by Melanie Conklin
Mask-Less Public Meetings Are Illegal
They endanger health and prevent access to all interested in attending.
Feb 1st, 2021 by Larry Gallup
Remote Meetings Can Hide Information
Some government bodies have been very transparent. Others not so much.
Jan 1st, 2021 by Olivia Herken
Both Parties Delay on Open Records
Long delays by state officials to open records requests have been the norm for the last decade.
Dec 2nd, 2020 by Bill Lueders
Tosa Police Use High Fees to Combat Open Records?
Email outlining policy 'a shocking admission of bad faith,' expert says.
Nov 24th, 2020 by Isiah Holmes
State Prisons Too Secretive About COVID-19
Department of Corrections took months to release numbers, still trying to hide information.
Nov 2nd, 2020 by Gretchen Schuldt
State Should Identify Schools With COVID-19 Outbreaks
A handful of other states are doing this, and so should Wisconsin's Department of Health Services.
Oct 8th, 2020 by Jonathan Anderson
More Online Access to Public Records Needed
In the age of pandemic, local and state government departments should routinely create online copies of records.
Sep 1st, 2020 by Steven Potter
