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Advocates for ideas and draws conclusions based on the author/producer’s interpretation of facts and data.

Your Right to Know

Your Right to Know: Wisconsin lawmakers embrace secrecy, fast-tracking

By Dee J. Hall | December 5, 2018

Many people in Wisconsin feel state government is moving in the wrong direction, away from the citizenry and toward the interests of politicians and their financial backers.

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This should be on the front page of national papers

By Robert C. Wodrich | November 8, 2018

This letter was written in response to the Center’s Sept. 30, 2018 report titled: Voter ID linked to lower turnout in Wisconsin, other states; students, people of color, elderly most affected.

Your Right to Know

Your Right to Know: Racine case shows folly of official secrecy

By Steve Lovejoy | October 31, 2018

Secrecy in government, compounded by court-ordered secrecy, gives rise to speculation and rumor. That never serves the public interest. A case involving Racine City Attorney Scott Letteney and Racine Alderperson Sandy Weidner illustrates that very well. Last August, the city attorney sought an ethics violation sanction against the alderperson for sharing allegedly confidential communications from his office with constituents. Letteney called for a closed meeting of the executive committee of the city council, at which he presented a PowerPoint of about 30 slides, mostly emails from Weidner to constituents.

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This is such a great story. I trust its veracity.

By Katie Green | October 23, 2018

This letter was written in response to the Center’s Oct. 16, 2018 collaborative report with HuffPost titled: As Trump disparages immigrants, Midwest dairy farmers build bridges to Mexico

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Thank you for a wonderful story that lifted my spirits today

By Jody Gemmell | October 17, 2018

This letter was written in response to the Center’s Oct. 16, 2018 collaborative report with HuffPost titled: As Trump disparages immigrants, Midwest dairy farmers build bridges to Mexico.

Opinion

Why we analyzed the speed of bills in the Wisconsin Legislature and what we learned

By Dee J. Hall | August 19, 2018

This column is a companion to our story revealing that the length of time bills were deliberated dropped significantly soon after Gov. Scott Walker and Republican legislators took control in 2011. In this piece Center managing editor Dee J. Hall explains the origins and methodology of the analysis.

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