Tag: government transparency
Which Republican(s) wanted to gut WI’s open records laws? The list starts with Gov. Scott Walker!
Last week I wrote a post wondering which Republican lawmaker(s) wanted the sweeping changes to Wisconsin’s open records laws, changes that would essentially gut those laws, and it looks like we know know for sure that Gov. Scott Walker was absolutely involved in proposing changes to gut Wisconsin’s open records…
So which Republican(s) wanted the sweeping changes to Wisconsin’s open records laws
Just keep this in mind when you hear Gov. Scott Walker talk about how he doesn’t want changes to Wisconsin’s open records laws. JFC GOP made it clear to us that @GovWalker signed off on motions INCLUDING OPEN RECORDS CHANGES after crossing out what he'd veto #opengov — Gordon Hintz…
Lakeland Times: The Wisconsin Republican Party: Corruption, cronyism, and sleaze
Earlier this week Republicans in the Legislature decided to attempt to eviscerate Wisconsin’s open records laws, and outrage over the attempt to make Wisconsin’s government even less accountable than it already is to citizens crossed party lines. The Lakeland Times, which is anything but a liberal news source, published a…
Help review 1,200 pages of WEDC documents!
Over at DailyKos, regular Blogging Blue reader/commenter lufthase has posted an excellent piece about the 1,200 pages of documents obtained from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) related to the unsecured $500k loan from WEDC to Building Committee Inc (BCI), as well as the contracts for the 27 awards that…
County Executive Abele to release thousands of pages of John Doe investigation emails
This is great news. A pool of at least tens of thousands of emails will likely soon become available from aides to Gov. Scott Walker when he was Milwaukee County executive. One person’s records consist of 25,000 to 40,000 emails, Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele said in an interview Thursday….
Leah Vukmir’s inability to follow open records laws costs state taxpayers $15,000
Looks like state taxpayers are on the hook for $15,000 because Republican State Sen. Leah Vukmir broke open records laws. Taxpayers are paying $15,000 in attorneys fees and damages and state Sen. Leah Vukmir is turning over documents to a liberal group as part of a settlement over a lawsuit…
Murphy’s Law: Did Gov. Walker Have a Secret Email System?
As reported by Bruce Murphy of Urban Milwaukee, a source has indicated an internet/email system was in place in Gov. Walker’s gubernatorial offices to allow his staff to do “off the books” campaign work on government time. Such a system would be remarkably similar (if not identical) to a system…
Scott Walker: nope, no secret network in governor’s office
Because Gov. Scott Walker is such a believable guy… Gov. Scott Walker said in an interview Monday that there is no private email system in the governor’s office similar to the one that existed in his office when he was Milwaukee County executive. He also said that as governor he…
Sup. Peggy Romo West on government transparency: “How much does the public have the right to know?”
Via Shaina (emphasis mine): “We have over 20 open record requests. This corporation counsel’s advice has caused us to have numerous staff hours – supervisor hours going through these tedious requestsHow much does the public have the right to know? I have never fully agreed with any corporation counsel we’ve…
Center for Media and Democracy and Common Cause file suit against 5 Republican lawmakers
Earlier today the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) and Common Cause (CC) filed suit against five Republican lawmakers, alleging those five Republicans failed to provide ALEC-related records sought under Wisconsin’s Open Records Law. Here’s the press release issued by CMD and CC. The Center for Media and Democracy and…
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