Every other Thursday, our producer Jonah Chester sits down with Tom Kamenick, President of the Wisconsin Transparency Project, to discuss open records and open government. A quick note, as always, before we begin — this conversation is not intended to be specific legal advice. If you have difficulty with open records or open government, seek […]
Transparency Talk: Soaking up the Sunshine (Week)
This week is Sunshine Week, celebrating the importance of open government and the dangers of excessive government secrecy. Every other week, we speak to Tom Kamenick, President of the Wisconsin Transparency Project about open records and open government. This week, producer Jonah Chester speaks with Kamenick about a recent public records scandal. A quick note […]
Transparency Talk: Open record laws are good…but they could be b...
Filing public records requests, navigating open meetings laws, knowing what information you’re legally entitled to — it can all be a lot to manage. On this week’s episode of Transparency Talk, WORT Producer Jonah Chester spoke with Tom Kamenick — President of the Wisconsin Transparency Project — to discuss how to improve Wisconsin’s open record […]
Transparency Talk: “If you don’t GO, you won’t KNOW&...
On this week’s episode of Transparency Talk, Producer Jonah Chester and Wisconsin Transparency Project President Tom Kamenick tell you everything you need to know about open meetings: where they’re happening, why you should go and how the pandemic is changing citizen involvement in government. A quick note before we begin — this conversation is not […]
Transparency Talk: “The Wild West of Public Records”
Every other week, we sit down with open government expert Tom Kamenick from the Wisconsin Transparency Project to find out what YOU need to know about open government. In this edition of Transparency Talk… we take a look at exemptions to open records laws. Today’s episode is part one of a two part series on […]
Transparency Talk: Open Records 101
In our new feature series, we sit down with open government expert Tom Kamenick from the Wisconsin Transparency Project every other week to find out what YOU need to know about open government. On the first edition of Transparency Talk… we take a look at the basics of open records. A quick note — this […]
