WNA Member Content

Bill Lueders

Your Right to Know: Record location fees invite abuses

Apr. 1, 2021

Wisconsin’s open records law, passed in 1981, allows records custodians to charge for the “actual, necessary and direct” cost of making and sending copies, as well as the “actual, necessary and direct” cost of locating them, if this latter charge exceeds $50.

In the latest "Your Right to Know" column, Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council President Bill Lueders argues it's a practice the Wisconsin state Legislature should consider ending.

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Poll: Without statewide mandate, will you still wear a mask?

Mar. 31, 2021

A new poll question about whether readers will continue wearing masks in public places is available to be used by WNA members. We are asking the question in light of a March 31 state Supreme Court decision that struck down Gov. Tony Evers’ statewide mask mandate.

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Gold strike not all glitter

Mar. 30, 2021

Ever since my first newspaper column was published in 1983, I’ve always strived to craft something that readers could really sink their teeth into. But this week’s story is pure gold.

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Results available for daylight saving time poll

Mar. 24, 2021

Polco users and readers visiting WNA member websites from March 10 to 24 were asked whether the U.S should make changes to daylight saving time. Out of 797 respondents, 80% said the country should switch to either daylight time or standard time year-round.

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