Author: Larry Gallup

The behavior of public employees on the job is subject to public scrutiny in nearly every circumstance under Wisconsin law. That means the public has a right to see disciplinary records of all employees. The right doesn’t just apply to the records of elected or appointed officials. It doesn’t just apply to managers or supervisors. […]

When the Oconto Police and Fire Commission said in April that it had interviewed two finalists for the open position of chief of police, Kent Tempus of the Oconto County Reporter asked who the finalists were. It was a simple request, made under the part of Wisconsin’s open records law that requires the naming of […]

It’s been nearly two years since Republicans in the state Legislature tried to use a secretive, last-minute measure just before the July 4 holiday weekend to gut Wisconsin’s open records law . This effort, once publicized , was met with public outrage and abandoned . This was the most egregious but by no means only […]

Follow the money. That’s one of the key lessons in politics, right? Follow the money and you’ll find answers. Follow the money and you’ll see who’s influencing whom. Follow the money and you’ll be able to connect special interest donors to the legislators whose votes can benefit them. But it might be about to get […]