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STATE v. BEAVER DAM AREA DEVELOPMENT CORP.

No. 2006AP662.

752 N.W.2d 295 (2008)

2008 WI 90

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BEAVER DAM AREA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Eric Becker, Jeff Kitchen, Al Schwab, Les Frinak, Jr., John Landdeck, Doug Mathison, Tom Olson, Greg Steil, Ron Thompson, Steven Baldwin, Nancy Zieman, Gina Staskal, Brian Busler, and Jack Hankes, Defendants-Respondents, Myrtle Clifton, Laine Meyer, Duane Foulkes, and Philip Fritsche, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided July 11, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff-appellant the cause was argued by Monica Burkert-Brist, Assistant Attorney General, with whom on the briefs was J.B. Van Hollen, Attorney General.

For the defendants-respondents there was a brief by Michael J. Cieslewicz, Patti J. Kurth, and Kasdorf, Lewis & Swietlik, S.C., Milwaukee, and oral argument was by Michael J. Cieslewicz.

An amicus curiae brief was filed by Edward R. Garvey, Christa Westerberg, and Garvey McNeil & McGillivray, S.C., Madison, on behalf of the Citizens for Open Government and Jack Domann, the Wisconsin Newspaper Association, the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association, and the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council.

An amicus curiae brief was filed by Eric M. McLeod, Paul D. Barbato, and Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Madison, on behalf of the Wisconsin Economic Development Association, the Wisconsin REALTORS® Association, the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, the Wisconsin Chapter, and the Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce.

¶ 1 ANN WALSH BRADLEY, J.

Preserving an open government and promoting economic development represent two defining principles which we value as a people and strive to accomplish as a state. This case represents the intersection of these two principles.

¶ 2 The legislature has declared that we are dedicated to preserving an open and transparent government. "[I]t is declared to be the policy of this state that the public is entitled to the fullest and...

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