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Madison to host national Freedom of Information summit

Republican lawmakers pledged not to discuss secretly drawn legislative district maps. A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld the Legislature?s exemption from its own open meetings law. Milwaukee police arrested two photojournalists on assignment. The request for a UW-Madison professor?s emails sparked a national debate. Open government advocates from across the country are gathering in Madison this weekend for the National Freedom of Information Council annual summit. Given the past year in Wisconsin politics, they won?t have to look far for hot-button issues to discuss.