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Lawmakers to vote on WIAA open records laws
An Assembly committee is slated to vote Wednesday on a bill that would subject Wisconsin's high school athletics association to open records and meetings laws.
Courts should let a little sunlight in
Transparency is the core value of a democratic society. In a democratic self-government, voters have the power to select and reject those who will wield the power of government.
Board backs away from open records rule changes
Wisconsin officials backed away Thursday from a move to cut back on record-keeping requirements amid a backlash by open government advocates.
Vos says he’s not pursuing open records changes (UPDATE)
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Tuesday that lawmakers will not be pursuing changes to the state's open records law this session, despite a request from his office to have a bill drafted setting different standards for the Legislature.
View from around the state: Schimel has right attitude on open records
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel spoke at an open government forum on Wednesday at a Madison hotel. It had been arranged before the effort to gut the open records law took place just before the Fourth of July weekend, but that episode made the forum all the more timely.
Records tie Walker’s office to bill gutting open records law
Newly released documents show Gov. Scott Walker's office was involved in drafting a state budget amendment that would have overhauled Wisconsin's open records law and kept some government materials secret.
Media advocates: Law doesn’t need changes for body cameras (UPDATE)
Wisconsin's open records law doesn't need a substantial rewrite to address police body camera videos, media advocates argued at a state Department of Justice summit on the statutes Wednesday.
Schimel to host open government summit following uproar (UPDATE)
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel said Monday that he hopes lawmakers will get some ideas for updating the state's open records law during a summit he's hosting, which comes just weeks after he spoke out against efforts to keep many government records private.
Assembly speaker asked for open records changes (UPDATE)
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos was the state lawmaker who drafted a proposal that would have gutted Wisconsin's open records law and protected legislators from having to release documents currently available, documents released to The Associated Press on Thursday show.
View from around the state: State’s open-records law benefits everyone
Victory has a thousand fathers, the saying goes, but defeat is an orphan.
Assembly OKs open records resolution
The state Assembly has approved a resolution re-affirming open government in Wisconsin.
Senate wipes open records rollback from budget
The Wisconsin Senate voted unanimously Tuesday to erase a dramatic rollback of the state's open records law that Gov. Scott Walker's office helped add to the state budget.
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