WisconsinEye President and CEO John Henkes hoping for special or extraordinary session action

By: Baylor Spears

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: April 14, 2026

Words: 1,856

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Wisconsin lawmakers agree on the importance of providing public access to state government meetings through livestreams, but they finished their work this year without an agreement on a short-term or long-term plan to fund the Capitol livestreaming service WisconsinEye. The nonprofit organization faces an uncertain financial future. Jon Henkes, president and CEO of WisEye, now says the organization is hoping for further action in a special or extraordinary session.

Henkes, who was not available for …

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