Scott McDonnell, Dane County Clerk, joins the 8 O’clock Buzz to speak with host Tony Castaneda about receiving a U.S. Department of Justice subpoena seeking information on his office’s receiving […]
Transparency Talk: Attorney Generals and Wisconsin’s open govern...
Every other Thursday, our contributor Jonah Chester sits down with Tom Kamenick, President of the Wisconsin Transparency Project, to discuss open records and open government. This week on Transparency Talk, […]
The Trial of Elizabeth Holmes
In 2003, Stanford drop-out Elizabeth Holmes founded Theranos, a med-tech company that promised to revolutionize the world of blood testing. At its height, it was valued at $9 billion, with […]
State of Wisconsin reaches settlement with StubHub
Last March, at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, live music and performance venues closed their doors. Shortly afterwards, StubHub, one of the nation’s largest ticket marketplaces, suddenly changed its […]
Wisconsin DOJ announces sexual assault kit tracking initiative
In 2014, the Wisconsin Department of Justice uncovered a massive backlog of some 6,000 unprocessed sexual assault kits. The state spent the next four years clearing through that backlog. The […]
Wisconsin DOJ identifies officer who shot Jacob Blake
(Photo c/o Chali Pittman) Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has identified the Kenosha Police Officer who shot Jacob Blake seven times in the back on Sunday. The officer, Rusten Sheskey, […]