FeaturedMarch 22 2026

Column: End Wisconsin’s secretive ‘pocket veto’ 

Recently, Wisconsin Watch how members of the Wisconsin Legislature’s powerful budget committee secretly hold up projects or programs they don’t like.  They often do so, reporter Jacob Resneck found, without following a state law that the committee to schedule a hearing within 14 working days of such an objection. The... - MORE -

Free training offered on integrity and leadership

Poynter is offering the following free in-person educational opportunity. Check it out In person and online, September 2023 through April 2024Funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, this fellowship for public media journalists is designed to strengthen news leadership skills and the ability to make ethical decisions. Over nine... - MORE -

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    Wisconsin Open Meetings & Records Law

    Civic and legislative leaders of Wisconsin have always felt strongly about the importance of having the public aware of what their governmental bodies are doing. Wisconsin law, with very few exceptions, requires that such meetings be held publicly in places reasonably accessible to members of the public, and that such... - MORE -
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    Actual Laws and Important Case References

    You can find the complete text of the state’s open records law and a listing of current and significant cases where the law was tested, and the latest opinions of the Attorney General relating to open records law, at the Wisconsin Freedom Of Information Council’s website. Home Page Open Records ... - MORE -