A fund to fight government secrecy

In 2022, the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council created a designated fund to help cover legal costs associated with fighting to pry records into the public domain. Called simply the WFOIC Legal Fund, it has never had more than $4,000 in its coffers. But the council has put what money that is there to good use.

State, national resources available for 2024 Election Day access questions

With the Nov. 5, 2024 election fast approaching, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and the Media Freedom & Access Clinic recently released resources relating to press access to polling places, the vote tabulation process, key access to records and resources, campaign events and post-election voter polling.

This August's primary is spurring an unusual summer debate over two constitutional amendments backed by Republicans.

Union petitions spike in Wisconsin

The number of annual union petitions in the state has more than doubled in recent years, suggesting interest in unionization is on the rise even as the share of Wisconsin workers in unions has fallen substantially.

Ho-Chunk come home, with big investment

The Ho-Chunk people are investing more than $400 million in a Beloit entertainment complex just north of the state line that will include a large casino, a premier conference center and the tallest building in Rock County — an 18-story hotel.

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