Posted in Open Records on Oct 3rd, 2007 No Comments »
Now that we are getting near the actual debate on a new open records law – or so we are told by our representatives in Harrisburg – we need to turn from the broad but essential generalities – such as the presumption of access – to the difficult specifics about what should be shielded from […]
Posted in Open Records on Oct 2nd, 2007 No Comments »
As a recent article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review makes clear, reform – including open records reform – is a long way from a done deal.
The issue? Well, here’s a surprise – money. And not just any money – public money – the huge sums paid out in legislative bonuses to staff members last year. […]
Posted in Open Records on Oct 1st, 2007 No Comments »
The headline of a recent editorial in the Washington Observer-Reporter says a lot about why we are trying so hard to change the state’s open records law . . . and why that change is so desperately needed.
An IQ test to see a public record?
The editorial, as Dani reported last week, tells the story of […]