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Mom | @fox6now investigative reporter | Open Record podcast co-host | @SyracuseU 🍊 | Public meetings and public records 🤓
Jul 9, 2020 22 tweets 5 min read
Wisconsin judges are deleting records that show what happened in their court: A thread. 1/ After COVID-19 hit, Wisconsin courts quickly moved online. Judges started using Zoom to conduct court proceedings, with the public able to watch live via YouTube streams. Transparency advocates applauded this move as an appropriate balance between safety and accessibility. 2/
Nov 11, 2019 12 tweets 4 min read
Governor Tony Evers' office is denying open records requests for his emails. Transparency advocates say they're worried about the erosion of the public's right to know. 1/ fox6now.com/2019/11/10/den… Why care about emails? Government emails help track who is making decisions about tax dollars, how public employees make those decisions, and who has influence over the process. 2/