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Your Right to Know: Public Hearings Should Have Ample Notice
Your Right to Know

Public Hearings Should Have Ample Notice

Last minute notices of meetings assures that legislation is passed with little or no public input.

Your Right to Know: Records Fees Mean Records Denials
Your Right to Know

Records Fees Mean Records Denials

Some legislators charge more than $100 to forward digital records. Is that open records?

Your Right to Know: Pollution Records Shouldn’t Be a Secret
Your Right to Know

Pollution Records Shouldn’t Be a Secret

Bipartisan bill requires government pollution test results to be disclosed in a timely fashion.

Your Right to Know: Don’t Block Anonymous Requests
Your Right to Know

Don’t Block Anonymous Requests

Some governments refuse anonymous requests for open records. That’s illegal. And anti-democratic.

Op Ed: Robin Vos Stonewalls on Public Records
Op Ed

Robin Vos Stonewalls on Public Records

John Q. Public can’t get anything from Assembly Speaker

Op Ed: Evers Should Get Religion on Open Records
Op Ed

Evers Should Get Religion on Open Records

Recent statements and foot dragging by governor’s staff raise questions about transparency.

The Cannabis Question: Bill Eases Burdens On Pot Offenders
The Cannabis Question

Bill Eases Burdens On Pot Offenders

Bipartisan bill would expunge records of 89,000 marijuana offenders, helping them get better jobs, wages.

Your Right to Know: Here Are Your Open Government Rights
Your Right to Know

Here Are Your Open Government Rights

How you can make sure government meetings and records remain open to the people.

Op Ed: ‘Shhh! It’s a Secret…’
Op Ed

‘Shhh! It’s a Secret…’

Legislators’ refusal to release records violates law, requires legal challenges.

Your Right to Know: Evers Can Do Better On Openness
Your Right to Know

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.

Murphy’s Law: Lame Duck Laws Hurting the State
Murphy’s Law

Lame Duck Laws Hurting the State

Tying hands of Attorney General stalls 15 lawsuits, could cost taxpayers millions.

Lame Duck Laws Opposed Overwhelmingly

Lame Duck Laws Opposed Overwhelmingly

Records show Legislature fielded nearly 48,000 contacts from people and 98% opposed lame duck laws.

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