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Editor, The Capital Times. Formerly, Green Bay Press-Gazette, Wausau Daily Herald, USA TODAY Network-Wisconsin. Local news junkie. Dad-like. he/his
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After ICE shooting in Minneapolis, King Day speaker focuses on hope

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By Mark Treinen Verified
| The Cap Times Verified
Violence committed by federal immigration agents and attacks on diversity programs are just the latest in a long pattern of backlash against progress in America, said the keynote speaker at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at Wisconsin's state Capitol. "This is what authoritarianism looks like," said Ahmed Baba, an independent journalist who specializes in covering events that threaten democracy and combating disinformation.
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How Cap Times stories of 2025 moved Madison-area readers and leaders

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By Mark Treinen Verified
| The Cap Times Verified
Journalism from the Cap Times this year elevated voices, evoked emotions, informed voters, opened eyes, shared arts and culture and dining experiences, exposed official misconduct and prompted action. Our work ‚ÄĒ provided for free to readers ‚ÄĒ was made possible by sources willing to step forward to offer information, sit for interviews and be vulnerable.
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Costs shouldn’t deter open records requests

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By MaryBeth Matzek, Mark Treinen Verified
| Wisconsin Law Journal Verified
IN BRIEF Cap Times investigation found schools charging up to $245,000 for access to misconduct records. Some districts cited “burdensome” requests or gave excessive cost estimates. Transparency advocates question whether fees violate Wisconsin’s Open Records Law. In a 2007 ruling known as Zellner v.
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