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Author: Sheila Plotkin

February: Records fees mean records denials

February 3, 2020February 3, 2020Sheila Plotkin

As founder of We the Irrelevant, a website that tracks how well (or poorly) the actions of legislators match up with what the public has asked them to do, I have sent multiple open records requests to Wisconsin legislators on a variety of controversial initiatives. Each time, I’ve asked them for related citizen correspondence. I […]

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2 years ago
Wisconsin Supreme Court punts on John Doe records fight

It will be up to a Brown County circuit court judge to decide the fate of thousands of pages of evidence collected during the probe.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court is punting for now on an ongoing fight over records collected during the now-closed secret investigation into Gov. Scott Walker and Republican

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2 years ago
April: Policies put public health at risk

April's Your Right To Know: Withholding information puts the public's health at risk.

Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council: Safeguarding access state and local government and defending freedom of the press since 1978.

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2 years ago
February: Citizens have a right to electronic records

February's Your Right To Know: Computers make it easy to view the records of government and the Legislature should change its policies to reflect that, according to Council member John Foust.

Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council: Safeguarding access state and local government and defending freedom of the press since 1978.

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3 years ago
Judge: Wisconsin lawmaker should have provided electronic copies of open records

Ever requested records in electronic form and get a stack of paper? This requester did.

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