Past "Your Right to Know" Columns
- March 2009 - Openness group doles out the honors
- February 2009 - 911 tapes: Public access helps assess emergency response
- December 2008 - Signed, sealed, delivered--but not yours
- November 2008 - State employees: Public servants, not secret agents
- October 2008 - Openness watchdog turns 30
- September 2008 - Ask candidates for office about open government issues
- August 2008 - Respect the rights of news photographers
- July 2008 - Supreme Court rulings impact open government
- June 2008 - Crandon shooting: Secrecy leaves questions unanswered
- May 2008 - Police should share basic crime information
- April 2008 - Is it time to modernize public records law?
- March 2008 - Openness group doles out the honors
- February 2008 - Does Wisconsin need a shield law?
- January 2008 - Don't erase criminal charges from online records
- December 2007 - Early case sheds light on records
- November 2007 - Make electronic campaign data easier to understand
- October 2007 - Close court records, open can of worms
- September 2007 - Court shapes open government in key cases
- August 2007 - Judge slams door on integrity of Legislature
- June 2007 -- Preserve public access to police reports
- May 2007 -- Police should provide basic information
- April 2007 -- 'Sunshine' law victories enforce openness
- March 2007 -- Openness group awards cheers and jeers
- February 2007 -- Lawmaking: What's open to one should be open to all
- January 2007 -- What's on the agenda? It's anyone's guess
- December 2006 -- Law inhibits tax policy discussion
- October 2006 -- How open to openness will new AG be?
- August 2006 -- Keep court records open and online
- July 2006 -- Attorney General Candidate Questionnaire
- June 2006 -- Secret development deals flout open meetings law
- May 2006 -- Attorney General defends secrecy
- April 2006 -- State senators exclude public from tax hearing
- March 2006 -- Silent treatment: Denials were worse than refusals
- February 2006 -- Local officials expand power to keep secrets
- January 2006 -- How to use the Open Records Law
- November 2005 -- Concealed carry permits should be open
- October 2005 -- Lawmakers should release bill drafts
- August 2005 -- Ruling could wreak records havoc
- June 2005 -- Officials should make e-mail public
- May 2005 -- Open Government Problem Areas
- March 2005 -- When officials become “draft” dodgers
- February 2005 -- Shine light on contract process
- January 2005 -- Lautenschlager champions open government
- December 2004 -- Records custodians hide behind the lawyers
- November 2004 -- Court ruling a victory for openness
- October 2004 -- Keep public notices law intact
- September 2004 -- Make bank tax settlements public
- August 2004 -- 'Quasi-public' does not mean 'private'
- July 2004 -- It's time to end closed caucuses
- June 2004 -- Hotline helps media gain access
- May 2004 -- Officials concoct ways to thwart records access
- April 2004 -- New law improves records access
- March 2004 -- Limiting records access invites abuse
- February 2004 -- Inmates should have access to newspaper clippings
- January 2004 -- Government secrecy gets caught on candid camera
- December 2003 -- Medical privacy rules go too far
- November 2003 -- Weapons carriers' names should not be concealed
- October 2003 -- The public needs access to health info
- September 2003 -- Zoning board decisions do not merit secrecy
- August 2003 -- Records fix shows system can work
