Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council
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Your Right to Know
Legislators Use Fees to Keep Records Secret
Sep 3rd, 2019 by Jonathan Anderson
Charging citizens making open records requests means less scrutiny of government.
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Abrahamson Let the Sunshine In
Jul 31st, 2019 by Christa Westerberg
For decades Justice Abrahamson was state Supreme Court’s foremost champion of open records.
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Kaul Embraces Opens Records Policy
Jul 1st, 2019 by Arn Pearson
State Attorney General settles lawsuit, changes predecessor's policy of withholding emails.
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Bill Prevents Scrutiny of Lottery Winners
Jun 4th, 2019 by Dee J. Hall
Shielding those records could open the door to cheating, conspiring to win millions.
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Body Camera Bill Balances Privacy, Openness
May 6th, 2019 by Kyle Geissler
Legislative Study Committee has created bipartisan bill with sensible regulations of police body cameras.
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Don’t Purge Expunged Criminal Records
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Apr 3rd, 2019 by April Barker
The goal of helping ex-offenders get jobs is laudable, but too much public information will be lost.
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Public Employee Records Should Be Public
Jan 31st, 2019 by Larry Gallup
But state departments are withholding disciplinary records on employees.
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Legislature Exempts Itself From Open Records
Jan 2nd, 2019 by State Sen. Chris Larson
While requiring it of all other governments in state.
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Lame Duck Laws All About Secrecy
Dec 5th, 2018 by Dee J. Hall
Vos and Fitzgerald didn’t even attend the public hearing on their far-reaching legislation.
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Odd Case Shows Folly of Official Secrecy
![Racine County Courthouse. Photo by Richie Diesterheft (Flickr: Racine County Court House) [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](https://urbanmilwaukee.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/RacineCountyCourtHouse.jpg)
Nov 1st, 2018 by Steve Lovejoy
Racine judge actually seals the proceedings of an open-records suit.
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Dems Back More Openness, GOP Mostly Mum
Oct 18th, 2018 by Dee J. Hall
Freedom of Information Council survey gets little response from GOP candidates.
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Check Candidates’ Stance on Open Records
Sep 3rd, 2018 by Bill Lueders
If they want your vote, shouldn’t they support transparency in government?
