Data from the governor’s office showed Evers’ administration during his first term took more time to complete open records requests than Walker’s administration did during his second term. Evers’ office on average completed requests in 38 days compared to 33 days under Walker’s office, though Evers’ office handled approximately 40% more requests and did not include some routine requests from journalists in tabulations.
Bill Lueders, president of the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council, urged Evers to revive the website. He hoped a new transparency initiative would improve response times, which he said are “worse now than ever.”