Office of Open Records
II: Terry Mutchler: Right-to-know advocate and arbiter
December 23, 2008 |
In high school, Terry Mutchler's tenacity could be measured in broken field-hockey sticks, including the time she broke her wooden stick in the heat of a game and had to use one belonging to her coach. Read More...
II: Q & A – What is the Pa. Office of Open Records?
December 23, 2008 |
THE WATCHDOG: New rules are open gift for Pa.
December 21, 2008 |
Citizens,
researchers, reporters and just plain inquisitive
folks will get a belated Christmas gift when a
new law takes effect Jan. 1 opening more
government information to public eyes. The
state's revised Right-to-Know law forces more
agencies, plus state lawmakers and judges, to
release records. It brings Pennsylvania in line
with many other states. Read
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Pa. open-records chief shows independent spirit
December 06, 2008 |
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Weeks before the state
Office of Open Records opens for
business, it's clear that office director Terry
Mutchler is not going to simply carry the water
for Gov. Ed Rendell — the man who appointed her
and is technically her boss. Read
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Agencies to charge for access to records
November 29, 2008 |
Gov. Ed Rendell, who enacted the state's expanded
open-records law with his signature, might be one
of the first to violate it if state agencies
follow a directive his office has issued.
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On Jan. 1, a new day opens with public access to records
November 26, 2008 |
Those
municipalities and school districts that
habitually make it difficult for citizens to
obtain information about their taxpayer-supported
enterprises face a day of reckoning on Jan. 1.
That's when a new Right-to-Know Law takes effect,
with this fundamental change: All records will be
considered public documents unless specifically
exempted. Read
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Pennsylvania sets fee for copying public records
November 26, 2008 |
HARRISBURG — People
seeking most government records will soon pay no
more than 25 cents a page under a new state
policy. The fee system, set by the newly created
Office of Open Records, will apply to all state
agencies and municipal governments when the
state's Right to Know Law takes effect Jan.
1. Read
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Pa. record copies limited to a quarter a page
November 22, 2008 |
HARRISBURG (AP) —
Starting next year, citizens seeking copies of
most public records in Pennsylvania won't be
charged more than a quarter a page, under an
order that the state's open-records chief plans
to issue Monday.
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Pennsylvania officials fret over beginning of open records law
October 07, 2008 |
As state
officials prepare to oversee a new open records
law, senators sought assurances Monday that the
law will not burden local governments or lead to
more identity theft. Read
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Hiring freeze won't affect Pa. open-records office
October 06, 2008 |
HARRISBURG (AP) — Pennsylvania's new open-records
chief has Gov. Ed Rendell's permission to hire
all the employees she needs, despite a statewide
hiring freeze. Read
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