The conservative Wisconsin think tank covers state issues from a conservative perspective. The filing argues other journalists, as well as left-leaning outlets, have been able to cover the new Democratic governor's events, though MacIver has been barred from them.

Specifically, the filing says news director Bill Osmulski and Matt Kittle, a former reporter for the organization, initially asked Evers' office to add them to the media list when he first took office in January. But they didn't receive a response, per the suit, and haven't received a media advisory notifying them of the governor's planned news conferences or announcements.

The suit also says the outlet was blocked from attending a late February budget briefing hosted by the governor's office, which provided reporters with embargoed information about Evers' proposed two-year spending plan.

Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council President Bill Lueders in an email to the group's members and supporters called the allegations "deeply troubling and merit the attention of all members of the press and all defenders of open government."