Posted in Citizen Stories on May 20th, 2007 1 Comment »
We recently received a reader’s story about open records through our “send us your story” form.
Here’s Jason Reeher’s story, in his own words:
I have witnessed firsthand why Pennsylvania needs better Open Records laws. The weaknesses in the Sunshine Law and Right to Know Act practically dare public officials to disregard the public; […]
Posted in Open Records on May 18th, 2007 No Comments »
Right to Know: a Dream
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Posted in Open Records on May 16th, 2007 No Comments »
We talk – and rightly so – about the sad state of open records in Pennsylvania. But I am beginning to hear from people in other states on this issue, and believe me, we are not alone. In fact, many others are even more discouraged than Pennsylvanians about the slow pace of change and the […]
Posted in Citizen Stories on May 16th, 2007 2 Comments »
We recently received a reader’s story about open records through our “send us your story” form.
Here is Glenn Smith’s story, in his own words:
Back in mid-2006, the Orrstown Borough Council voted unamimously that there urgently needed to be a 4-Way stop sign in the center of our borough. Unfortunately for us, that […]
Posted in Legal Challenges on May 15th, 2007 No Comments »
The Patriot-News today has more on their open records dispute with Penn State University. Coach Joe Paterno’s salary is called “one of the sports world’s oldest and best-kept secrets.”
As a state-related university, Penn State is exempt from PA’s Open Records Law. But the State Employees Retirement System, which directs the pensions of […]
Posted in Open Records on May 15th, 2007 No Comments »
Repeat after me: Secret ballot . . . open records.
Please try to keep that straight when you vote today. And please vote today!
Of the twin pillars of American democracy, one – the secret ballot – enables us to vote without fear. The other – the open record – allows us to keep tabs on what […]
Posted in Legal Challenges on May 14th, 2007 No Comments »
The Patriot-News has been trying to open up Penn State salaries (via the State Employees Retirement System) to the public for years now. Now it’s going to the state Supreme Court.
Posted in Legislative Agenda on May 14th, 2007 No Comments »
Tomorrow is Primary Election Day in Pennsylvania. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. In the primary, voters will choose their parties’ candidates in county, municipal, and school board races. While we wouldn’t tell you for whom to vote, we do ask you to pay attention to your local […]
Posted in Open Records on May 11th, 2007 No Comments »
Since the aim of our campaign — and of this blog — is to get Pennsylvania’s lawmakers to change the state’s current atrocious Open Records law, it is important to know where your legislators stand on the issue — and to urge them to support long-overdue reform. We know they listen to you, especially after […]
Posted in passopenrecords.org news on May 10th, 2007 No Comments »
The Sam Adams Alliance has profiled Jamie on their website.