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Wisconsin government should make sense to the people paying for it.

I’m Andy Parrish. I investigate what public officials do, explain how decisions get made, and build tools that help citizens do something about it.

County supervisorFormer congressional chief of staffIndependent investigator
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Andy ParrishGalesville, Wisconsin

How this work is different

Follow the record. Understand the power. Do something about it.

01

Investigate

Contracts, minutes, votes, court filings, and public records—linked so you can inspect the evidence yourself.

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02

Explain

Complex government decisions translated into plain English: who decided, who benefits, what it costs, and what happens next.

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Equip

Petitions, records-request generators, public data, and direct routes to the officials with the power to act.

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Latest from the record

Reporting that starts with evidence.

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Built for citizens, not insiders

Information is useful. Leverage is better.

Use the same public records, maps, and government pathways that insiders use.

125,000+ cameras mapped

National ALPR Geofence

See the invisible fence taking shape across America — where plate readers sit, who operates them, and how the network connects.

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Andy’s Briefing

A five-minute read on what Wisconsin government did and what deserves your attention.

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Wisconsin County Files

Find the boards, agencies, meetings, and public decisions closest to home.

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Action Center

Sign, send, request records, and put your name in front of the people who vote.

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Surveillance Toolkit

Map license-plate readers, understand the network, and generate a records request.

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Why I do this

Government experience should belong to the public.

I spent years working inside government and media. I know how decisions move, how official language hides the practical consequences, and how difficult it can be for citizens to find the one document that changes the story.

This site is where I make that experience useful—without a paywall and without asking you to take my word for it.

Meet Andy

Statewide · Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Flock Out

  • 1,432 government cameras
  • 72 counties, every one of them
  • 1 day of a Flock‑free commute

Flock cameras read your plate, record where you were and when, and hold it in a searchable database. Nobody voted on that. On September 15 we stand on the public right‑of‑way beside those cameras during both commutes — signs up, entirely peaceful, entirely legal.

Sign up for a camera →See the shifts & ground rules
ANDY'S BRIEFING

Transparency isn't optional. Liberty isn't negotiable.

I’m Andy Parrish — Trempealeau County Supervisor and former congressional chief of staff. Every morning at 6 AM I send Wisconsin citizens what their government actually did, and how to do something about it.

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Three things government owes you.

THE FLOCK FOOTPRINT

How many times did your government photograph you today?

More than you think. 125,513 automated license plate readers across all fifty states log your plate, your vehicle and a timestamp every time you drive past one. Nobody voted on them. Here is where they are.

18,916California
15,460Texas
8,732Georgia
8,629Florida
6,550Illinois
There is almost no way to drive around them.

The Flock Footprint tool searches up to eight alternate routes for every trip and counts the cameras on each. On most drives the best detour avoids barely a camera or two, and costs you miles to do it — because the readers are not out on the highway between towns. They are where you start and where you stop.

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Live from 700+ Wisconsin government sources.

Tomorrow, 6:00 AM
  • Midwest Environmental Advocates: Line 5 showdown escalates as Enbridge races to complete unauth…WisPolitics
  • Crowley campaign: As David Crowley fights for Wisconsin workers, Tom Tiffany rejects raising mi…WisPolitics
  • SEIU Wisconsin: St. Mary’s nurses file official charges against SSM for breaking federal labor …WisPolitics

Sources linked on every item. No paywall. No spin.

THE BROADCAST

One email. Every morning. Your county.

Andy's Briefing monitors 700+ Wisconsin government sources — county boards, school districts, sheriff’s departments, city councils, and the legislature — and turns it into a five-minute read personalized to your ZIP code. No paywall. No spin. Sources linked on every item.

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THE SIGNATURE FIGHT

Wisconsin is being watched. I'm watching back.

Automated license plate readers went up across this state with no votes, no policies, and no public debate. I’ve sued over it, mapped every camera in Wisconsin, and drafted the FREE Act to put surveillance back under citizen control. This is the accountability work nobody else in the state is doing.

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Action Center

Reading is step one. These are live right now — sign, send, and demand records in under two minutes.

Petition

Pass the FREE Act: Put Surveillance Back Under Citizen Control

5 / 500 signatures
Take action →Contact Officials

Tell Your County Board: No Surveillance Without a Vote

A two-minute message to your county officials demanding board approval and public policies before any surveillance system goes live.

Take action →Records Request

Request Your Community's ALPR Records

A ready-to-send Wisconsin public records request for license plate reader contracts, policies, and audit logs — statute already cited.

Take action →Issue Campaign

Surveillance Accountability in Wisconsin

The statewide campaign: map the cameras, pull the records, pass the FREE Act.

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Your county. Tomorrow. 6 AM.