The Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council (FoIC) has surveyed candidates for state Assembly and Senate to gauge support for initiatives that would require more openness by public officials, including the Legislature.
Surveys were sent to 204 candidates: 106 Democrats, 84 Republicans and 14 third-party contender, and 75 of the responded: 60 Democrats, eight Republicans and seven third-party candidates, for a 37 percent response rate.
For more information about the survey results, and to locate a link to more detailed responses from local legislative candidates who responded to it, click on the headline.
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