Episode 6 : Warning: Objects in Government May Be More Opaque Than They Appear

Did Superior’s Tourism Commission Violate the Law?

The short answer? Yes. On January 3rd, Superior’s Tourism Development Commission broke Wisconsin’s open meetings law, as confirmed by District Attorney Mark Fruehauf. Former commissioner Bruce Barron filed three complaints after seeing the commission’s practices slide from the standards he remembered.

Let’s dig into what went wrong and why the public has reason to be concerned.