FeaturedMay 7 2026

Watch session about reporting on suicide

Your WBA is offering free training to newsrooms on how to report on suicide deaths. The free training comes from the Poynter Institute. It was held Sept. 15 and the recording is now available here. Here’s more about the session: Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in ... - MORE -

Lueders to be inducted into Open Government Hall of Fame

Bill Lueders
The President of the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council will be inducted into the National Freedom of Information Coalition’s State Open Government Hall of Fame. Bill Lueders is one of four to be inducted Sept. 30. The Coalition wrote of Leuders: Bill Lueders is editor of The Progressive and author ... - 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 -