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Your Right to Know: Child-care, elder records easier to get

by Rory LinnaneApril 1st, 2013July 9th, 2018
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Your Right to Know: City leads the way on openness

by Steve Lovejoy November 30th, 2012July 9th, 2018
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Your Right to Know: Public’s business shouldn’t be ‘private’

by Dee J. Hall / Wisconsin Watch November 5th, 2012July 9th, 2018
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Your Right to Know: Lawmakers exploit loophole to hide ALEC ties

by Brendan Fischer September 4th, 2012July 9th, 2018
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Your Right to Know: On open records, Walker and Barrett are imperfect

by Bill Lueders June 2nd, 2012July 9th, 2018
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Your Right to Know: Open up complaints against lawyers

by Dave Zweifel November 26th, 2010July 9th, 2018
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Your Right to Know: State agencies still haven’t posted their contracts

by Michael Buelow October 17th, 2010July 9th, 2018
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Your Right to Know: Ask candidates about openness

by Anita Weier September 30th, 2010July 9th, 2018
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Your Right to Know: Wisconsin needs rules for sealed warrants

by Pedro Oliveira Jr. April 20th, 2010July 9th, 2018
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Your Right to Know: Don’t erode access to court records

by Christa Westerberg April 20th, 2010July 9th, 2018
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Sunshine in Wisconsin

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Your Right to Know: Don’t end access to 911 calls

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