Your Right to Know

• More Police Transparency Needed

  Jul 1st, 2020 by Bill Lueders

  Law allows unnecessary delays for release of data.

• Meetings Often More Open During Pandemic

  Jun 1st, 2020 by John Foust

  More live-streamed government meetings, court hearings. But why do some erase recordings?

• Trump Lawsuit Tests Limits of Free Speech

  May 1st, 2020 by Natalie A. Harris

  The president's campaign is suing a local television station in Rhinelander for running a political ad that allegedly defamed him.

• Your Right To Know

  Public Bodies Find New Ways to Meet

  Apr 6th, 2020 by Bill Lueders

  State and local governments meeting virtually; no complaints from public about access.

• Opee Awards For Open Records Leaders

  Mar 16th, 2020 by Bill Lueders

  Plaudits for Abrahamson, others. A “Nopee” for secretive state Legislature.

• Public Hearings Should Have Ample Notice

  Mar 7th, 2020 by Matt Rothschild

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

• Records Fees Mean Records Denials

  Feb 6th, 2020 by Sheila Plotkin

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

• Pollution Records Shouldn’t Be a Secret

  Jan 2nd, 2020 by Christa Westerberg

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

• Don’t Block Anonymous Requests

  Dec 3rd, 2019 by Larry Gallup

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

• Here Are Your Open Government Rights

  Nov 4th, 2019 by Tom Kamenick

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

• Evers Can Do Better On Openness

  Oct 2nd, 2019 by Bill Lueders

  Evers Administration excludes right-wing news service from receiving media notifications and shutdown a website to track open records requests.

• Legislators Use Fees to Keep Records Secret

  Sep 3rd, 2019 by Jonathan Anderson

  Charging citizens making open records requests means less scrutiny of government.