The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism has issued a press release with good news about new resources to track the influence of money in politics. Here’s the press release, with links to a new tracking website: The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism and MAPLight.org, a nonpartisan nonprofit research organization, today announced a major initiative to…
Open Government
Open Government, Walworth County
Election Transparency: How Jefferson and Rock Counties Top Walworth County
by JOHN ADAMS •
All Wisconsin has been debating and pondering the reporting of votes from the Town of Brookfield in the supreme court race. Waukesha County’s become a national topic, in the worst way. One way to prevent something like this is to allow citizens to see – on election night – how each precinct within a county…
Law, Open Government
Sunshine Week, March 13 – 19
by JOHN ADAMS •
It’s Sunshine Week in America this week. Here’s a quick description of the initiative, from the Sunshine Week website: Sunshine Week is a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information. Participants include news media, civic groups, libraries, nonprofits, schools and others interested in the public’s right…