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We should celebrate sunshine week, but work to expand open government laws
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Ray Cooney column: Exercise your right to know, during Sunshine Week and beyond
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It’s the gift that keeps on giving for Wisconsin Republicans. A decade ago, they secretly carved up the state in a gerrymander so extreme that even 10 years later many voters are disenfranchised.
It was a neat trick: Take power from the people, give it to yourself, send the people the bill. The cost of redistricting a decade ago: $3.5 million, most of it going to high-priced lawyers.
Congressional and legislative lines will again be adjusted starting this year to account for changes in population. This time, that work should be done in public.
In his budget proposal, Democratic Gov. Tony Evers urges that the process be conducted in the open, that legislative records be retained for 10 years, and that legislative action on redistricting comply with Wisconsin’s open meetings law.
The Foilies 2021: Recognizing the Yearâs Worst in Government Transparency
Illustration by Caitlyn Crites
The day after the 2021 inauguration, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut) took to Twitter to declare: âBiden is making transparency cool again.âÂ
This was a head-scratcher for many journalists and transparency advocates. Freedom of informationâthe concept that government documents belong to and must be accessible to the peopleâhas never not been cool. Using federal and local public records laws, a single individual can uncover everything from war crimes to health code violations at the local taqueria. How awesome is that? If you need more proof: there was an Australian comic book series called Southern Squadron: Freedom of Information Act; the classic anime Evangelion has a Freedom of Information Act cameo; and the Leeds-based post-punk Mush received 7.4 stars from Pitchfork for its latest album