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.
Oct 2nd, 2019 by Bill LuedersLegislators Use Fees to Keep Records Secret
Charging citizens making open records requests means less scrutiny of government.
Sep 3rd, 2019 by Jonathan AndersonAbrahamson Let the Sunshine In
For decades Justice Abrahamson was state Supreme Court’s foremost champion of open records.
Jul 31st, 2019 by Christa WesterbergKaul Embraces Opens Records Policy
State Attorney General settles lawsuit, changes predecessor's policy of withholding emails.
Jul 1st, 2019 by Arn PearsonBill Prevents Scrutiny of Lottery Winners
Shielding those records could open the door to cheating, conspiring to win millions.
Jun 4th, 2019 by Dee J. HallBody Camera Bill Balances Privacy, Openness
Legislative Study Committee has created bipartisan bill with sensible regulations of police body cameras.
May 6th, 2019 by Kyle GeisslerDon’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 BarkerPublic Employee Records Should Be Public
But state departments are withholding disciplinary records on employees.
Jan 31st, 2019 by Larry GallupLegislature Exempts Itself From Open Records
While requiring it of all other governments in state.
Jan 2nd, 2019 by State Sen. Chris LarsonLame Duck Laws All About Secrecy
Vos and Fitzgerald didn’t even attend the public hearing on their far-reaching legislation.
Dec 5th, 2018 by Dee J. HallOdd Case Shows Folly of Official Secrecy
Racine judge actually seals the proceedings of an open-records suit.
Nov 1st, 2018 by Steve LovejoyDems Back More Openness, GOP Mostly Mum
Freedom of Information Council survey gets little response from GOP candidates.
Oct 18th, 2018 by Dee J. Hall