Oct. 3, 2013

Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council Oct. 3, 2013 Capital Newspapers auditorium 1) Call to order. The meeting was called to order at 2:05. In attendance were Dee J. Hall, Bill Lueders, Christa Westerberg, Jim Palmer (guest), Bob Dreps, Mark Stodder, Beth Bennett, Chris Hardie, Mary Callen, Doug Wojcik, April Barker (guest), Michelle Vetterkind, Sean Dwyer, […]

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Seeking Distinguished Wisconsin Watchdog Award nominations

Nominations are being sought for the 2014 Distinguished Wisconsin Watchdog Award, presented annually to recognize an individual’s extraordinary contributions to open government or investigative journalism in Wisconsin. Dave Zweifel, editor emeritus of The Capital Times and a founder of the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council, was named the inaugural winner in 2011. The late Dick […]

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April 18, 2013

Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council April 18, 2013 Capital Newspapers Auditorium 1) Call to order. Meeting was called to order at 2:06 p.m. In attendance were Dee Hall, Steve Lovejoy, Chris Hardie, Jason Maddux, Andy Hall, Dave Zweifel, Gina Duwe, April Barker, Michael Buelow, Tom Bier, Christa Westerberg, Bill Lueders, Bob Dreps, Mark Pitsch, John […]

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July: Don’t exempt UW-Madison from records law

The University of Wisconsin-Madison has requested that the state Legislature grant it an exemption from Wisconsin’s Open Records Law. The proposed legislation, if passed, would limit public access to university records and diminish independent scrutiny of the state’s flagship university. In pursuit of this exemption, UW-Madison officials have circulated proposed language, initially to a list […]

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June: Voucher schools should be more open

Back in 1990, when Milwaukee launched the nation’s first publicly funded voucher program, participating schools could enroll no more than 49 percent voucher students. These schools were considered private, because the majority of their students paid private tuition. Fast-forward to 2013. Now, more than half of Milwaukee’s 110 voucher schools have at least 95 percent […]

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Jan. 13, 2013

Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council Jan. 13, 2013Capital Newspapers Auditorium1) Call to order. Meeting was called to order at 3:05 p.m. In attendance were Dee Hall, ChristaWesterberg, Bill Lueders, Bob Drechsel, Mark Pitsch, Roger Schneider, John Dye, Mary Callen, BethBennett, Gina Duwe, Dan Flannery, Jason Maddux, Sean Dwyer, Doug Wojcik, Dave Zweifel, Tom Bier,Andy Hall, […]

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Statement on John Doe records

A statement by the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council: As a rule, emails created by public officials that discuss government business and policies are the public’s property and should be available to the public. But hundreds, and possibly thousands, of emails created in secret by some of former Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker’s office staff […]

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Oct. 20, 2011

Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council Minutes of the Oct. 20, 2011 meetingCapital Newspapers auditorium 1) The meeting was called to order at 1:35 p.m. Present were Dee Hall, Bob Dreps, Mike Mulvey,Mark Pitsch, Dave Pyle, Perry Boxx, Michael Buelow, Doug Wojcik, Tom Bier, Anita Weier,Christa Westerberg, Bill Lueders, Andy Hall, Bob Drechsel, Dave Zweifel and […]

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