Tag: open records
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…
When Is It OK to Know Who Is Influencing Public Policy?
This week State Senator Jon Erpenbach agreed to drop any appeal of the open records case filed against him. The very conservative John K MacIver Institute for Public Policy had requested Sen. Erpenbach’s emails surrounding the protests in Madison in 2011 around the passage of Act 10. Originally the Senator…
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…
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…
An update on the Milwaukee-area recall groups
I’ve written a little about the news that two groups have formed to recall Milwaukee County Supervisors Pat Jursik and Theo Lipscomb, and in the interest of transparency, here’s copies of the registration documents filed by each group: The “Glendale Residents for Honest Representation” group was registered by Toni Hill…
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