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‘Wisconsin does not, and should not, have secret police’ – The Badger Project sues state DOJ for full list of police officers

By The Badger Project on May 24, 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

A photo of the Risser Justice Center in Madison.

Along with co-plaintiff the Invisible Institute, The Badger Project is seeking the records to continue its work on wandering officers.

‘A setback for transparency’ – Wisconsin Supreme Court reverses decades of legal precedent to weaken open records law

By The Badger Project on July 18, 2022 • ( 1 Comment )

Transparency advocates plot next moves

Wisconsin legislators give selves a ‘bizarre’ loophole in the state’s Open Records Law

By The Badger Project on April 26, 2021 • ( 4 Comments )

A photo of the Wisconsin Capitol Building.

In Wisconsin, public officials generally must retain all public records, which includes emails. But state legislators have no legal obligation to do so.

CARTOON: Wisconsin state legislators and the Open Records Law

By The Badger Project on April 26, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

According to the state’s Open Records Law, every public official in Wisconsin must keep their records should anyone from the public want to see them. Except for state legislators.

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‘Wisconsin does not, and should not, have secret police’ – The Badger Project sues state DOJ for full list of police officers

‘A setback for transparency’ – Wisconsin Supreme Court reverses decades of legal precedent to weaken open records law

Wisconsin legislators give selves a ‘bizarre’ loophole in the state’s Open Records Law

CARTOON: Wisconsin state legislators and the Open Records Law

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