MADISON - Gov. Tony Evers wants to make it cheaper for the public to obtain government documents in some cases, after taking a series of hits for how he s handled records requests over the last two years.
For decades, government agencies have been allowed to charge those requesting documents for the cost of locating records if that cost exceeds $50. In the state budget he proposed last month, Evers recommended raising the threshold to $100, which would let more people obtain records without having to pay a fee.
The proposal hailed by open records advocates comes after the Democratic governor faced criticism for declining to release emails and getting into expensive legal fights with a Milwaukee TV station and a Republican lawmaker.
Evers budget proposal would make public records cheaper in some cases
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