Posted in Open Records News on Mar 18th, 2008 No Comments »
Saying that West Virginia University “has engaged in a constant and consistent practice of delay, evasion and concealment” in violation of West Virginia’s Freedom of Information Act, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will sue the university for failing to comply with the state’s open records law. Excerpts from the article follow:
The newspaper alleges the university committed numerous […]
Posted in Open Records News on Jan 30th, 2008 1 Comment »
From Jan Murphy at the Patriot-News:
Senate passes open records legislation
by Jan Murphy,Of The Patriot-News
Wednesday January 30, 2008, 12:03 PM
With a unanimous vote, the state Senate approved a measure to strengthen the state’s 51-year-old open records law.
Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi, R-Delaware County, the bill’s sponsor, said, “Pennsylvania needs a stronger open records law because transparency […]
Posted in Legislative Agenda, Open Records News on Jan 30th, 2008 1 Comment »
Here’s the body of a press release just issued by the PNA. I have removed contact information to help avoid spamming, but the if you’d like to download the release, click here.
PNA Urges Passage of Senate Bill 1
HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 30, 2008 — The Pennsylvania Newspaper Association urges the Legislature to […]
Posted in Open Records News on Jan 29th, 2008 No Comments »
The Senate on Monday readied a rewrite of Pennsylvania’s open records law for a vote as senators look for ways to compromise with a House version that passed six weeks ago.
The Senate Rules Committee approved an amended bill, 14-1, and set it up for a potential vote today by the full Senate. Sen. Vincent Fumo […]
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 […]
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 […]
Posted in Open Records News on Nov 23rd, 2007 No Comments »
It’s traditional, right? But let’s do this passopenrecords.org-style!
Rather than Friday-morning quarterbacking, I thought I’d do a Friday roundup of the articles on the JoePa salary ruling.
Here’s the story in a nutshell: It all started five years ago when reporter Jan Murphy and the Harrisburg Patriot-News asked Penn State for the salaries […]
Posted in Open Records News on Nov 20th, 2007 No Comments »
This just in - from the Patriot-News: Turns out, Paterno’s pay is public and must be released by the State Employees’ Retirement System, according to a 4-2 decision by the State Supreme Court today. We’ll have more on this tomorrow.
Posted in Open Records News on Nov 17th, 2007 No Comments »
There was so much news this week that I decided to do a separate roundup just for editorials.
The Towanda Daily and Sunday Review says that the House has made a mockery of legislative reform. The Erie Times-News says the House ruined HB 443. and the Altoona Mirror asks their readers to demand openness […]
Posted in Open Records News on Nov 16th, 2007 No Comments »
Well…it’s been a busy week here in Harrisburg. Lots of events that make Pennsylvanians think twice about how open the state should be. The Pocono Record thinks that Pennsylvanians should be “rioting over misspent tax dollars and unnecessary secrecy. They ought to demand the best government, answers and accountability from their public […]