Wisconsin voters with disabilities demand a better way to vote absentee
A new lawsuit seeks an electronic voting option so voters have a right to cast an absentee ballot privately and unassisted, but there are security risk concerns.
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Are prisons in the Congo ‘being emptied out into’ the US?
No. Experts on prison populations say there is no evidence that prisons in either the Republic of the Congo or the Democratic Republic of the Congo are emptying their prisons, or that released prisoners from those neighboring African nations are coming en masse to the U.S.
Does hormonal birth control increase teen suicide risk by 600%?
No. A claim by a psychology professor interviewed by conservative commentator Rachel Campos-Duffy that hormonal birth control increases teens’ “risk of death by suicide 600%” is not supported by the study she cited.
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Your Right to Know: Shine more light on open investigations
Too often, police agencies in Wisconsin are responding to requests for public information with blanket “open investigation” responses that are not adequately explained or clearly necessary.
Your Right to Know: Opees honor efforts to promote transparency
For the 18th straight year, the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council is recognizing outstanding efforts to protect the state’s tradition of open government through its Openness in Government awards, or Opees.
Your Right to Know: Don’t charge records requesters for redactions
Senate Bill 789, which the Wisconsin Senate recently passed, barely more than a month after it was introduced, would allow law enforcement and corrections agencies to add another fee, for the cost of redacting audio and video.