By Bill Lueders, president, Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council The nonprofit group I belong to is called the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council. Our mission is to protect and expand access to public records. Usually this entails pushing state and local government officials to be as open as possible. But lately, a number of developments […]
‘Spring cleaning’ uncovers varied news nuggets
By Bill Lueders Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism It’s springtime, a time for housekeeping. The columnist is cleaning off his desk, emptying his inbox. Here are a few unused news nuggets that seem a shame to throw away: So long, government jobs: Public sector employment in Wisconsin has fallen to its lowest level in more […]
Mike McCabe aims to organize ‘politically homeless’ voters
By Bill Lueders Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism For 15 years, Mike McCabe headed Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, the state’s foremost — and feistiest — sentinel of the role of money in politics. He brought equal amounts of anger and optimism to the group’s nonpartisan mission, skewering Democrats and Republicans alike and sounding a clarion call […]