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 […]
Evers resolves open records lawsuit
Last week, Governor Tony Evers’ administration settled a lawsuit filed by state Representative John Nygren, a Republican from Marinette. The complaint concerned an open records request Nygren filed last August with the governor’s office, which was rejected. According to Evers’ office, the request was too broad in its parameters and would take too long to […]
What is public record? with guest host Dylan Brogan
Who can file an open record request, and when can government officials deny a request? Our host for the hour, Dylan Brogan talks with experts to unpack the policies around open records in Wisconsin. Our first guest of the hour is Amanda St. Hilaire. Amanda is a journalist with Fox6 and earlier this year she […]
New Law Firm Dedicated to Open Records Laws Launches
Under Wisconsin’s open government laws, any governmental body has to meet in public and announce what they will discuss in their meetings so folks can decide if they want to attend. Government can meet in closed session in a limited number of circumstances, such as when it is conducting judicial hearings, discussing employment and licensing […]
