This afternoon, state lawmakers passed legislation that could make it harder to obtain lawmakers’ disciplinary records. That comes as a Dane County judge ruled that lawmakers illegally withheld records from journalists. As Bill Lueders puts it, lawmakers “changed the law after getting caught breaking it.” Producer/reporter Nora-Kathleen Berryhill sat down with Bill Lueders, president of […]
Transparency Talk: Marsy’s Law, explained
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: The differences between federal and state open reco...
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: Can you records request a records request?
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 […]
