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‘Shhh! It’s a Secret…’
Legislators’ refusal to release records violates law, requires legal challenges.
Nov 2nd, 2019 by Bill Lueders
Evers Can Do Better On Openness
Evers Administration excludes right-wing news service from receiving media notifications and shutdown a website to track open records requests.
Oct 2nd, 2019 by Bill Lueders
Lame Duck Laws Hurting the State
Tying hands of Attorney General stalls 15 lawsuits, could cost taxpayers millions.
Sep 4th, 2019 by Bruce Murphy
Lame Duck Laws Opposed Overwhelmingly
Records show Legislature fielded nearly 48,000 contacts from people and 98% opposed lame duck laws.
Sep 4th, 2019 by Erik Gunn
Legislators Use Fees to Keep Records Secret
Charging citizens making open records requests means less scrutiny of government.
Sep 3rd, 2019 by Jonathan Anderson
State Agencies Give Zero Days for Comment
Evers Administration uses lame duck law to make policy changes with no chance for public comments.
Aug 14th, 2019 by Bill Lueders
Abrahamson Let the Sunshine In
For decades Justice Abrahamson was state Supreme Court’s foremost champion of open records.
Jul 31st, 2019 by Christa Westerberg
Kaul Embraces Opens Records Policy
State Attorney General settles lawsuit, changes predecessor's policy of withholding emails.
Jul 1st, 2019 by Arn Pearson
Bill Prevents Scrutiny of Lottery Winners
Shielding those records could open the door to cheating, conspiring to win millions.
Jun 4th, 2019 by Dee J. Hall
Body Camera Bill Balances Privacy, Openness
Legislative Study Committee has created bipartisan bill with sensible regulations of police body cameras.
May 6th, 2019 by Kyle Geissler
Don’t Purge Expunged Criminal Records
The goal of helping ex-offenders get jobs is laudable, but too much public information will be lost.
Apr 3rd, 2019 by April Barker
Racine Officials Hid Public Records
And spent $18,000 in taxpayer dollars to do it. The public trust has been violated.
Feb 6th, 2019 by Bill Lueders
