WBA Newsroom“Government transparency” is a phrase bandied about by many politicians, promising that under their watch, their doings on behalf of the electorate will be open and free for all to see. Lofty words, but words too often not backed by action. Citizens expect transparency at every level of government, whether it’s their local town board, or the office of the President of the United States. This column from the executive director of the Radio-TV-Digital News Association highlights another blow to transparency, and points out that the move rejected by the White House wasn’t much of a step forward in government transparency to begin with.
This section of the WBA Newsroom gives a quick tutorial on how Wisconsinites feel about transparent government, and the laws the state has enacted in an attempt to allow reporters unfettered access to the doings of state government.
Posted by Tim Morrissey