Wisconsin - Topics A-Z
Topics A-Z listing of articles and resources about egovernment activities in Wisconsin.
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eGovernment - Wisconsin - Archive
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Archived articles and resources about egovernment activities in Wisconsin.
- Wisconsin Government Accountability Board - Facebook Page
- The Wisconsin Government Accountability Board (G.A.B.) is charged with oversight of Wisconsin's campaign finance, elections, ethics, and lobbying laws.
G.A.B. Facebook Policies:
1) Any comments made by the public on the G.A.B. Facebook are solely the opinion of the individual poster and do not reflect the opinion of the G.A.B. All comments will be removed on a regular basis. The G.A.B. reserves the right to immediately delete all posts that may be offensive or partisan in nature.
2) The Wisconsin Government Accountability Board (G.A.B) is subject to Wisconsin Statutes related to public records. Unless otherwise exempted from the public records law, senders, receivers, and users of G.A.B. e-mail and social media should presume that all content exchanged with the G.A.B. is subject to release upon request, and is subject to state records retention requirements.
3) The purpose of the G.A.B. Facebook page is to provide easily-accessible information and assistance to voters and the public. We will read comments but not respond to them through Facebook. We always attempt to respond to comments or questions submitted by email or telephone. If you have a question or comment for the G.A.B., please e-mail us at GAB@wi.gov or call (608) 266-8005.
- Never Read the Comments: Government Accountability Board joins Facebook, is flooded with criticism
- Posted by Christie Taylor. Dane101, 26 April 2012. "Until Wednesday ordinary citizens had three ways to get information from the state’s Government Accountability Board, which oversees not just elections, but, you know, the recall elections. You could go to their website and hope they’d updated about the day’s certifications or petition dropoffs or whathaveyou, you could sign up to be on their e-mail list, or you could wait until the information appeared in the news sphere via Twitter or a newspaper.
On Wednesday the nonpartisan board, which consists of retired judges appointed in a process that includes the governor and a state Appeals Court panel, went all social media on it..."
- Wisconsin Open Government Website
- "The MacIver Institute's new Open Government site provides you with one location for data on Wisconsin public employee salaries, benefits and labor contracts. We have worked hard to not just allow "access" the way many government information sites do, but to give you all of the data in a format that allows you to select and sort the information as you see fit. Most areas of our site are available to anyone, including some basic tabular information, but our more extensive analysis and graphics pages require an initial sign-in as users of the Open Government site - but the good news is that sign-in is free and easy!..."
- Announcing WIOpenGov.org - MacIver Institute unveils transparency website
- MacIver Institute, March 7, 2011. "The John K MacIver Institute for Public Policy announces the launch of WIOpenGov.Org, Wisconsin's premier web portal for government employee payroll and benefit data. 'At the MacIver Institute, we believe taxpayers deserve to know how their money is spent,' said MacIver President Brett Healy. 'WIOpenGov.org will be a one stop shop for information regarding government spending at the state and local levels.' Healy said MacIver staff does not augment or manipulate the data it receives from the state and local governments. The site has search and analytical capabilities not available on other sites and currently includes payroll information for all state employees, payroll and benefit information for every K-12 school employee in Wisconsin and information from several large municipalities..."
- Web Site Helps Wisconsin Plan for Safe Drinking Water
- Government Technology, March 6, 2008. "Wisconsin relies heavily on its groundwater - 97 percent of communities in the state and nearly 1 million additional residents with private wells use groundwater for their daily needs. A new Web site provides easy access to information about Wisconsin's groundwater to assist local governments in protecting this vital resource and to help owners of private wells tap into safe drinking water supplies..."
- Wisconsin Announces Cell Phone and Internet Access for 350,000 Wisconsin Citizens
- Government Technology, August 13, 2007. "Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle today announced $7.5 million in sales tax exemptions and tax credits for businesses to expand broadband access -- providing cell phone and high-speed Internet service for 350,000 Wisconsin citizens..."
- Wisconsin IT Projects Reviewed by the Legislative Audit Bureau
- By Wayne Hanson. Government Technology, April 20, 2007. "On Tuesday, Wisconsin's Legislative Audit Bureau (LAB) released a report on the state's IT projects. LAB identified 184 IT projects completed in fiscal year (FY) 2004-05 and FY 2005-06 or ongoing at the beginning of FY 2006-07 which at completion are expected to cost $291.7 million..."
- Wisconsin Signs Broadband Deployment Act Into Law
- Government Technology, May 30, 2006. "Wisconsin State Senator Ted Kanavas announced today that Senate Bill 483, otherwise known as the Broadband Deployment Act, was signed into law. The bill will provide tax incentives to qualified companies who expand broadband Internet services to areas of the state where it is need the most..."
This category last updated: 27 April 2012