Friday, January 29, 2016

Sure you do, George; that's why it sometimes takes months to fill open records requests


Photo credit:  State of Wisconsin

Madison-based Midwest Environmental Advocates, a public interest law firm, filed a complaint this week in Dane County Circuit Court against the Department of Natural Resources alleging the state agency is violating the state’s Public Records Law by taking months — 10 months in one case — to respond to three requests for information related to a group of wetlands permits, concentrated animal feeding operations and air testing data.

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