The use of outside vendors to store government records raises a host of potential problems.
Author Archives: Tom Kamenick
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Your Right to Know: Officials must bear burden of proof in records cases
The Open Records Law creates a presumption that government records are public, which means that government records custodians must prove their case in order to win.
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Your right to know: Government lists are public information
Lists maintained by public agencies are public information. You have a right to access and use these contact lists.
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Your Right to Know: Don’t pay too much for that photocopy!
If you request paper records and a government custodian tries to charge you 25 cents per page, push back.
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Your Right to Know: Court ruling kneecaps records law
In July, the Wisconsin Supreme Court declared that public records plaintiffs “prevail” only if a judge orders the records to be released. In cases where the public official gets sued and has a change of heart, as often happens, there is no longer a clear path to fee recovery.
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Your Right to Know: Protect your right to open government
Wisconsin’s tradition of government transparency rests on the state’s open records and open meetings laws. Unfortunately, those laws are woefully underenforced.