2 Groups Suing Wisconsin Legislators for Failure to Disclose ALEC Emails
Two groups sued five Republican lawmakers Monday alleging they violated the state's open records law by declining to say whether they searched their personal email accounts for contacts with a conservative organization that works with corporations to draft legislation.
The lawsuit was filed in Dane County Circuit Court against Reps. Tyler August of Lake Geneva, Dan Knodl of Germantown, Tom Larson of Colfax, Pat Strachota of West Bend and Jeremy Thiesfeldt of Fond du Lac.
The lawmakers told the groups they searched their official state accounts and turned over any emails they found there, but they would not tell the groups if they searched their personal email accounts.
The suit was brought by Common Cause and the Center for Media and Democracy, two groups that have tried to bring to light the work of the American Legislative Exchange Council, a group that works with corporations and conservatives to write model legislation that can be introduced in state legislatures across the country.
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