Bill Lueders, editor of The Progressive and president of the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council, will be inducted this month into the State Open Government Hall of Fame, the National Freedom of Information Coalition announced Thursday.
Lueders is one of four inductees who will be honored at 12:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 30, during a virtual ceremony. Joining Lueders in the Hall of Fame class are Barbara Petersen of Florida, Jane Briggs-Bunting of Michigan and Craig Staudenmaier of Pennsylvania.
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The State Open Government Hall of Fame, whose inductees are called “heroes of the states,” was established in 2003. Including this year’s class, the Hall of Fame has honored 25 members from 22 states. Lueders is the first inductee from Wisconsin.
The ceremony is a part of the NFOIC’s 2021 National FOI Summit, which will be held virtually Sept. 28 to 30.
