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Archive for July 19th, 2007

News from around the state…

Posted in Open Records News on Jul 19th, 2007 No Comments »

Today, The Harrisburg Patriot-News’ Brett Lieberman reports that the Center for Public Integrity gave PA a failing grade in financial disclosure.
Yesterday’s Pittsburgh Tribune-Review had more on Hempfield School District’s $12,000 probe of staff emails.
And Wednesday’s Philadelphia Inquirer had a story on the budget in which Erik Arnenson, a spokesman […]

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That’s public money . . . end of story

Posted in Open Records on Jul 19th, 2007 No Comments »

An article in Tuesday’s Scranton Times-Tribune (“Carbondale district withholds travel receipts”) points to twin notions, which are both widespread and deeply ingrained in this Commonwealth:
1. Expense records turned in by public officials, many of whom serve on a voluntary basis, are treated as private matters; and
2. What the press is doing with its constant requests […]

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