Wisconsin hospitals have quietly rolled back COVID vaccine mandates
Wisconsin health systems, citing patient safety, publicly announced their employee vaccination mandates. In mid-2023, without public announcements, they ended the mandates.
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Is the federal government spending more on debt payments than defense in 2024?
Yes. Interest payments on the federal debt will be $870 billion in 2024, exceeding $822 billion spent on defense, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projected in February 2024.
Did the Biden administration end the China Initiative anti-espionage program?
Yes. Matthew Olsen, the U.S. Justice Department’s top national security official, announced Feb. 23, 2022, the end of the department’s China Initiative.
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Your Right to Know: Opees honor efforts to promote transparency
For the 18th straight year, the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council is recognizing outstanding efforts to protect the state’s tradition of open government through its Openness in Government awards, or Opees.
Your Right to Know: Don’t charge records requesters for redactions
Senate Bill 789, which the Wisconsin Senate recently passed, barely more than a month after it was introduced, would allow law enforcement and corrections agencies to add another fee, for the cost of redacting audio and video.
Your Right to Know: Limit privacy protections for police
Law enforcement officers in Winnebago County shot three people in 2023, one fatally. And while we know the names of the people shot, the identities of those who pulled the trigger remain secret.