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Texts. Tweets. Public record? Elected officials in legal quandary over new media, devices

Open government in the news
October 29, 2012WisFOIC

In the La Crosse Tribune, Betsy Bloom examines the open records implications of cellular texts and tweets among public officials.

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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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