Back up
Posted in passopenrecords.org news on Jan 10th, 2008 No Comments »
We’re back up, now, and things seem to be running smoothly…
Archive for January, 2008
Housekeeping Issues
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 10th, 2008 No Comments »
We are moving the blog to a more reliable server today, so we won’t be posting again until we’re up and running. Comments will be locked too, but we will *hopefully* be up and running by Friday.
Fees
Posted in Open Records on Jan 10th, 2008 No Comments »
Over the last two days we have discussed some concerns that the amended version of Senate Bill 1 raises with regard to (1) the definition of a public record and (2) the blanket exemption of dates of birth and telephone numbers. Ernie Schreiber posted a compelling comment on the latter, explaining with care and clarity […]
10th Carnival of Open Records
Posted in Open Records News on Jan 9th, 2008 No Comments »
The 10th Edition of the Carnival of Open Records, hosted by Leslie Graves over at State Sunshine and Open Records, just keeps growing. Who knew that there are so many people out there concerned with open records in their local, state and federal government? It’s amazing how many people are affected.
Jamie’s […]
Date of Birth: Redacted
Posted in Open Records on Jan 9th, 2008 1 Comment »
Yesterday we discussed the House’s addition of the word “legal” to the definition of a record in Senate Bill 1. Today, let’s look briefly at the additions of “dates of birth” and “telephone numbers” to the blanket exemptions.
Here is how SB 1 reads now (capital letters indicate additions made by the House to the Senate […]
Well, that depends on what you mean by ‘legal’
Posted in Open Records on Jan 8th, 2008 No Comments »
Over the next few days, as we wait for the Senate to reconvene on Jan. 14th and take up the House-amended version of Senate Bill 1, we will look at some provisions of the pending bill that we think need to change. Dominic Pileggi (R-Chester), the Senate Majority Leader and prime sponsor of the bill, […]
The New Year: Hope . . . and Doubt
Posted in Open Records News on Jan 7th, 2008 No Comments »
As the old year drew to a close and the new year dawned, here is what some newspapers across the state were thinking about the days ahead:
The Patriot-News
In 1957, a loaf of bread cost 19 cents, a gallon of milk $1, gasoline averaged 30 cents per gallon. Computers were scarce (and the size of a […]
It can happen here
Posted in Open Records on Jan 4th, 2008 No Comments »
If the national government, whose current leadership is hardly known for its commitment to open government can do it, so can Pennsylvania.
What is it?
Pass open-records reform legislation and get it signed into law.
No one knew for sure whether President Bush would sign the Open Government Act of 2007 – and the White House wasn’t […]
Needed: clarity and consistency
Posted in Open Records on Jan 3rd, 2008 No Comments »
Both Senate President Pro Tem Joe Scarnati (R-Jefferson) and Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi (R-Chester) have pledged to have a new open records bill on Gov. Ed Rendell’s desk by the end of this month.
“We have to continue to restore the public’s respect and trust in the [House and Senate] chambers that has […]
We came a long way. We aren’t there yet.
Posted in Open Records on Jan 2nd, 2008 1 Comment »
Happy New Year, everyone, and welcome back to www.passopenrecords.org, a blog devoted to open records reform and government transparency in Pennsylvania.
The legislature is scheduled to reconvene Monday, January 14, and Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi (R-Chester) has said that open records reform is his top issue, that he will make his own Senate Bill […]