News outlets sue Wisconsin governor over lack of response to email requests

[iwishiwas]

Delay tactics from the Walker Palace.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/03/04/news-outlets-sue-wisconsin-governor-over-lack-of-response-to-email-requests/


News outlets sue Wisconsin governor over lack of response to email requests
By Muriel Kane
Friday, March 4th, 2011 -- 10:43 pm
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On February 17, Walker claimed to have received more than 8000 emails on his budget repair bill, with the majority urging him to "stay firm." The next day, he upped the figure to 19,000. Isthmus presented Walker with a request to see those emails, first by hand-delivered letter and the next week by emails to Walker's spokesperson and his legal counsel.
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Wisconsin's Open Records Law requires prompt responses to such requests, but according to Isthmus, "As of today, the governor's office and his legal counsel have not responded to these requests for records, or provided information on their status."

A story at the Wisconsin State Journal reports that " Richmond received an e-mail response late Friday, which was dated Feb. 25, from Nate Ristow, associate legal counsel for the governor, in which Ristow detailed the cost of printing out the e-mails of more than $31,250, to be paid in advance. Ristow also invited Richmond to review the records at Walker's office for no charge."

The Journal notes that "in his records request, Lueders had asked that the e-mails be put on a disk instead of being printed on paper."

[Sal Minella]

1. If Ristow thinks printing out an e-mail costs $1.50+, we have even more

problems within the Palace Keep than we thought.

And I'd be glad to donate a couple-six discs for them to use, free.

[Courtesy Flush]

2. He also thinks it costs $7mil to clean up duct tape. nt

[Sal Minella]

5. I saw that story, quickly withdrawn.

"Damage to the marble" indeed.

You'd think they'd realize how they are destroying what little credibility they have remaining, but apparently not.

[Bjorn Against]

6. Walker's lieutenant Governor is still spreading that lie on her Facebook page

http://www.facebook.com/Rebeccaforreal#!/Rebeccaforreal/posts/10150100957685949

[iwishiwas]

3. Walker's poodles using delay tactics once again.

[spanone]

4. the conclusion is that the governor was less than honest

[iwishiwas]

7. He has a big ego and probably thinks all who email him are for him.