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The State Assembly misapplied the public interest balancing test when declining to disclose records related to a sexual harassment complaint filed against one of its members, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals has ruled.

Even Staush Gruszynski didn’t want this to happen. The former state Assembly representative from Green Bay is the subject of an ongoing legal battle over records regarding his sexual harassment of a female staffer. A judge ruled in late June that the Legislature violated the state’s open records law in denying media requesters access to these records; that decision is now being appealed, at taxpayer expense. But Gruszynski, who was defeated last year in a Democratic primary election after t...

Legislators wanted to keep harassment complaints secret. Gov. Tony Evers wisely vetoed a bill that would have done that. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel This bill should never have gotten to the governor’s desk. State lawmakers wanted to create an exception for themselves that likely would have made it harder for the public to see records about colleagues accused of, or disciplined for, harassment. The measure would have formally created a human resources office for the state Legis...

AP, others win records lawsuit against Wisconsin legislators June 30, 2021 3:22 PM Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Associated Press and three other Wisconsin media outlets have won a lawsuit seeking records related to sexual harassment allegations against a former legislator. The outlets sued in March 2020 after then-Assembly Chief Clerk Pat Fuller refused their request for records related to a sexual harassment complaint against then-state Rep. Staush Grusz...

Wisconsin Lawmakers Accused Of Sexual Misconduct Since 2017 Patch 3 hrs ago Karen Pilarski © Scott Anderson/Patch Three Wisconsin lawmakers are among more than 100 across the country now accused of sexual misconduct in the four years since the onset of the national “#MeToo” reckoning in 2017. MADISON, WI — Three Wisconsin lawmakers are among more than 100 across the country now accused of sexual misconduct in the four years since the onset of the national “#MeToo”...

With lawmakers retiring, resigning or losing reelection, the Wisconsin State Assembly will see 16 new members while eight new members will serve in the state Senate in the coming two-year session that starts in January. At least 15 of those elected this cycle have already held elected office. And 14 women are among the ranks of those newly elected to the Legislature or moving from the Assembly to the Senate. Of the 16 new Assembly members, 10 are Democrats, including the two who defeated incumb...