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Open Records Law in Peril in Wisconsin
News coverage, July 3, 3015:
The MacIver Institute, a conservative think tank, published this video report.
Wisconsin State Journal: Republicans vote to dramatically scale back oversight of lawmakers, other public officials
Wisconsin State Journal: Governor promises to ‘make changes’ to public record restrictions before budget, Attorney General denounces changes made by Republicans.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Lawmakers slash public records access in budget bill
USA Today: Plan to curtail public records laws sparks uproar
UPDATE, July 4, 2015:
Wisconsin State Journal: Scott Walker, legislative leaders drop open records changes
The Wisconsin Newspaper Association has collections of the news coverage of the issue: