Some evidence suggests Scott Walker was behind Republicans' attempt to gut open records law
Source: Wisconsin Gazette
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But the question remains: Who is responsible for putting it in the budget in the first place
It is a question that legislative leaders and Walker — who is set to announce his run for the presidency next week — have repeatedly dodged since the proposal was slipped into the 2015–17 spending plan late Thursday as residents headed out to begin celebrating the Independence Day weekend.
A review by the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism shows similarities between recent records request denials from the governor’s office and the state Department of Administration and changes inserted in the budget by Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee — similarities that raise questions about whether Walker himself was involved in the budget proposal.
Critics from the left and right agree the measure would have allowed state and local officials to craft laws and policies largely in secret.
The governor’s spokeswoman, Laurel Patrick, declined to respond to questions about whether the governor was behind the effort to limit the state open records law. Walker also ducked reporters’ questions about his role on Saturday. On Monday morning, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, declined during an interview on Wisconsin Public Radio to discuss the governor’s involvement.
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...no WI GOP legislator dares take a dump without his approval.
