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Author: Alex Saloutos

July: Anyone can lay down the law on open records

July 1, 2026Alex Saloutos

I am not a lawyer. I am a Madison resident who is curious about how the city spends money and whether it follows its own rules. A few years ago, I started writing a blog about Madison city government, focusing on things the mainstream media were not covering. A big part of this involves obtaining […]

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