Your Right to Know

Your Right to Know: Legislators Can Destroy Public Records
Your Right to Know

Legislators Can Destroy Public Records

Because they exempted themselves from the open records law they passed.

Your Right to Know: Secretive Votes by Legislature Are Wrong
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Secretive Votes by Legislature Are Wrong

Voting by mailed ballots rather than in person violates open government.

Your Right to Know: How Legislators Hide Controversial Bills
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How Legislators Hide Controversial Bills

A 999 motion, designed for budget fixes, increasingly used to hide pet projects.

Your Right to Know: Walker’s Open Records Order Helps
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Walker’s Open Records Order Helps

State agencies responding to requests faster. Except governor’s office.

Your Right to Know: Keep Government Public Notices In Print
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Keep Government Public Notices In Print

Bill would end this, leaving no third party check whether all notices published.

Your Right to Know: How Trump Threatens The Press
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How Trump Threatens The Press

“Alternative facts,” muzzling employees, blocking media access prevents scrutiny.

Your Right to Know: Public’s Trust Abused on Police Videos
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Public’s Trust Abused on Police Videos

Flynn, Barrett gave misleading statements on Sylville Smith video, yet it still hasn’t been released.

Your Right to Know: Release the John Doe II Documents!
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Release the John Doe II Documents!

The public has a right to know how prosecutors operated and how the courts made their decisions.

Your Right to Know: Public Must See Police Shooting Videos
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Public Must See Police Shooting Videos

There’s no reason to delay release of videos of killings of Jay Anderson in Wauwatosa, Sylville Smith in Milwaukee.

Your Right To Know: Schimel Stonewalls on Open Records
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Schimel Stonewalls on Open Records

AG has championed public’s right to know — except for videos involving him.

Your Right To Know: State Tougher on Open Records Than Federal Law
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State Tougher on Open Records Than Federal Law

Walker administration has sought federal exemption that isn’t allowed under Wisconsin law.

Your Right to Know: Will Supreme Court Rule for Transparency?
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Will Supreme Court Rule for Transparency?

Three cases before the Wisconsin Supreme Court challenge the public's right to know.