This Sunshine Week, we’re reflecting on how open government laws shape what the public knows — and what’s at stake when access is limited or denied.

Democrats in the minority have repeatedly tried to close it, but the Republican majority has ignored their attempts. A new bill that would do that is likely DOA.

The rare bipartisan compromise offers at least some hope for the scores of Wisconsin villages, towns and cities grappling with PFAS pollution in their groundwater.

At a Jan. 28 public forum on Wisconsin data centers, Port Washington Mayor Ted Neitzke boasted that his city did not sign a nondisclosure agreement that would have concealed plans for a $15 billion ...

Once considered too polluted for whitefish to thrive, southern Green Bay has suddenly become the only place in Lake Michigan where the fish aren’t collapsing.

Derek Williams disputes the conclusion of the Wisconsin Parole Commission that he was dishonest. He says the setback slowed his progress toward parole.

The Milwaukee school prioritizes addressing chronic absenteeism rates and teacher retention, and it uses a curriculum rooted in Hmong cultural values and heritage.

High school and middle school students demonstrated knowledge through challenges focused on key events, figures and themes in Black history.

Wisconsin Watch partners with Gigafact to produce Fact Briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. Read our methodology to learn how we check claims. At-will employment is the law in every ...