Dam Near Russia

The title says it all about the Wisconsin DNR! We need to change Madison to change the WDNR! From the Wisconsin paper of record, the Lakeland-Times.

"9/1/2009 8:22:00 AM

Lakeland Times publisher Gregg Walker "Citizens have a right to know who is working for their government, and they have a right to know how much we are paying those employees. That's the most basic employment information there is. Without access to it, there is no way to hold these employees accountable."

DNR ignores Lakeland Times open records request Even after court victory, paper waits for names, salaries
Richard Moore
Investigative Reporter

Hardly a month has lapsed since the state Supreme Court ruled against a claim of confidentiality for the names of unionized state employees, but for more than three weeks the DNR has ignored another Lakeland Times open records request asking for those records and for other information.

In the wake of the court victory, Lakeland Times publisher Gregg Walker sent the request Aug. 6 to DNR secretary Matt Frank. As of Saturday, Aug. 29, the newspaper had not received any response or acknowledgment.

The law requires agencies to respond to open records requests "as soon as practicable and without delay," which the state's attorney general's office has long interpreted to mean within 10 working days.

Walker said he was shocked by the agency's brazenness.

"Here we have the state Supreme Court saying the DNR cannot withhold the names of these public employees, and the DNR just goes on about its business as if the Supreme Court did not exist," Walker said. "They are not only ignoring the newspaper, not only ignoring the courts, but they are breaking the law, both by not releasing the names and by ignoring our new open records request.""
DNR ignores Lakeland Times open records request