A sweeping public records request made by state Rep. Steve Nass has campus staffers throughout the state scrambling to retrieve old e-mails and letters as part of Nass’ probe to determine how honest the University of Wisconsin System has been about its money problems lately.
Nass, R-Whitewater, said he personally had his doubts.
“University officials have never wanted to come clean with pretty much anything,” said Nass. “They think they know better than legislators and taxpayers.”