FeaturedMarch 23 2026

Column: Ask lawmakers for the records they delete

On March 10, Dane County Circuit Judge Valerie Bailey-Rihn Assembly Speaker Robin Vos to search for deleted emails that should have been preserved after an open records request from American Oversight, a watchdog group. Weeks later, Vos’ team an astounding 20,000 emails recovered from the “deleted items” folders of government... - MORE -

Milwaukee station to debut 4 p.m. newscast

WISN-TV in Milwaukee is launching an hour-long 4 p.m. newscast starting on June 6. The new weekday afternoon newscast will be co-anchored by Derrick Rose and Kristin Pierce. They are joined by Milwaukee’s Chief Meteorologist Mark Baden, who is currently celebrating his 25th year on air at WISN 12. WISN... - 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 -