Tom Kamenick

Court Ruling Improves Closed Session Process For Public

Court of Appeals rules that public bodies must explain why they are going into closed session.

Summerfest Music Deal Faces Lawsuit

An exclusive concert deal with Live Nation affiliate. Must city reveal the details?

CRG Advocates Sues Milwaukee for Summerfest Records

Suit seeks Milwaukee World Festival's contract with concert promoter

Long Waits Undercut Open Records Law

Governments have stalled for months to provide records. Enter the Wisconsin Transparency Project.

Outside Vendors Handling Government Records Raises Issues

Companies may not follow state law while charging high rates for record requests.

Meeting Notice Concerns Mount For SDC Following Layoffs

Organization say its volunteer board has complied, experts say they haven’t.

Wauwatosa School Board Member Settles Meetings Case

Six-figure settlement covers meetings and First Amendment retaliation claims

Wisconsin Among Minority of States Shielding Police Data

Suit seeks release of data on officers who face misconduct allegations that get rehired.

Limit Privacy Protections for Police

Why are the names of police accused of wrongful shootings kept secret?

Wisconsin Examiner Sues Wauwatosa PD for Records

Challenges department's lengthy delays and high fees

Judge Rules Marinette Common Council Violated Open Meetings Law

Evers Conducted State Business Using Phony Email

Governor's email used name of famed pitcher Warren Spahn.

Kaul Won’t Release List of All Law Enforcement Officers in State

Media seeks to track officers let go for misconduct who got rehired elsewhere.

Opee Awards Honor Open Records Champions

And chastise those who block transparency.

Court of Appeals Requires School District to Produce Email Distribution Lists

Government can't spread ideological message and deny the public access to the same audience

Court Orders Mequon-Thiensville to Turn Over More Email Lists

Government distribution lists are public records

Private Email Accounts Obscure Public Business

Elected officials and public employees should not be allowed to use a private email for government business.

Three Wisconsin Transparency Project Clients Win Prestigious “OPEE” Awards

Newspaper and two individuals recognized for contributions to openness in government

Tosa Police Use High Fees to Combat Open Records?

Email outlining policy 'a shocking admission of bad faith,' expert says.

Opee Awards For Open Records Leaders

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

Don’t Block Anonymous Requests

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

Robin Vos Stonewalls on Public Records

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

Here Are Your Open Government Rights

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

‘Shhh! It’s a Secret…’

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

Former WILL attorney launches open government law firm

"WILL is pleased to welcome the Wisconsin Transparency Project to the scene."

WILL Defeats Gun Ban, Defends Second Amendment

Housing Authority of the City of Menomonie to remove unconstitutional lease provision

State Agencies Give Zero Days for Comment

Evers Administration uses lame duck law to make policy changes with no chance for public comments.

Two Eau Claire TIF Cases Dismissed

Courts unwilling to enforce statutory limitations on controversial financing schemes

WILL Sues City of Eau Claire for Using Illegal TIF to Raise Tax Revenue

City claims it needs TIF district for a building that’s already built, misuses tax dollars along the way

WILL Sues DPI For Embargoed ESSA Documents

Documents would shine light on whether DPI is illegally implementing ESSA

Please Rescind Walker’s Open Records Award

Letter to state Freedom of Information Council cites governor’s poor record on “Openess."

WILL Wins Open Records Fight with Representative Brostoff

Despite this settlement, the legal issue of whether custodians must provide records in their electronic format when requested remains unresolved.

WILL Sues Rep. Brostoff in E-mail Dispute

Brostoff is refusing to turn over electronic records, instead insisting on printing them and charging unnecessary fees.

School Districts Fail at Open Records

MPS the slowest at responding and Madison district charges by far the most.

Officials Shouldn’t Block Twitter, Facebook Users

Courts have ruled against blocking certain users of official Facebook pages, Twitter feeds.