Wisconsin DNR officials plan informal meeting after backlash
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin natural resources officials are planning to meet for a social hour and dinner despite their pledge
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Government Transparency
Telecom lobbying muscle kills privacy rules
By Tali Arbel Associated Press NEW YORK — The telecom industry’s lobbying muscle pushed a consumer privacy measure to a
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Sunshine Week: Advocates say 1st Amendment can withstand Trump attacks
By Hillel Italie Associated Press NEW YORK — Whenever Donald Trump fumes about “fake news” or labels the press “the
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Sunshine Week: Media groups push back after fake news defined elections
By Arek Sarkissian USA Today Network The Baltimore Gazette had its share of scoops leading up to the 2016 presidential
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Sunshine Week: Trump’s actions raise fears about access to government data
By Stuart Leavenworth & Adam Ashton McClatchy WASHINGTON — Wondering who is visiting the White House? The web-based search has
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Sunshine Week celebrates the public’s right to know
By Mizell Stewart III Gannett/USA Today Network Rita Ward had a question: Why did a weekly listing of causes of
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18,000 call in to Illinois GOP congressman’s phone town hall
WHEATON — About 18,000 callers participated in a telephone town hall hosted by U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, a suburban Chicago
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Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear open meetings case
By Scott Bauer Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court is to hear arguments in a case that
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Endangered species under GOP? Climate change info on the web
A recent reworking of language concerning climate change on a Wisconsin government website could be replicated under a Trump administration.
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DHS: Reforms ongoing to improve group home oversight
The Illinois Department of Human Services says recent reports of neglect at group homes for the developmentally disabled shouldn’t discount
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Rick Perry’s Texas giveaways
The soon-to-be U.S. energy secretary doled out billions in grants and tax incentives for corporations while governor of Texas. One
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Let’s play, ‘Pick a County Administrator!’
By John Guevara Contributor For the first time in nearly four decades, Winnebago County will have a new County Administrator.
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Suspected of corruption at home, powerful foreigners find refuge in US
By Kyra Gurney, Anjali Tsui, David Iaconangelo, Selina Cheng ProPublica Wealthy politicians and businessmen suspected of corruption in their native
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Special Report: State’s unpaid bills may be financial time bomb
A handful of firms with ties to the Governor’s inner circle and other political dynasties are profiting from Illinois’ dire straits.
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State: Civil asset forfeiture cost residents more than $300M
A new study says Illinois law enforcement is seizing hundreds of millions of dollars of property belonging to citizens suspected,
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