By David Gordon, Associate Editor You’ve almost certainly noticed that the CVPost website hasn’t exactly been bursting with new material over the past six weeks or so. This stems from several things, including the fact that I was out of the country from late June to mid-July – specifically, in Australia to attend the annual […]
Barland calls Legislature’s actions abolishing the GAB “a public lynching”
By David Gordon, associate editor Chippewa Valley Post The state Legislature’s decision to do away with Wisconsin’s Government Accountability Board (GAB) is nothing other than “a public lynching,” in the opinion of Judge Thomas Barland. Barland, a retired Eau Claire County Circuit Court Judge and a six-year member of the GAB, strongly criticized the Legislature’s action […]
Report card: Barland reflects on time with Government Accountability Board
By David Gordon, associate editor Chippewa Valley Post The controversy swirling around Wisconsin’s Government Accountability Board (GAB) is far from over, but board member Thomas Barland soon will be able to watch from a distance as the drama unfolds further. Barland, a retired Eau Claire County Circuit Court Judge, said in a recent interview […]