Opinion: Is it really all about safety?
July 31, 2009 |
It’s been a busy spring and summer defending
against a plethora of legislative proposals that
all reduce citizens’ access to information, from
‘shoppers’ bills that would steer controversial
legal notices to that junk mail at the foot of
your driveway, to Internet ‘advertising’ that
would give a leg up to somebody’s best buddy –
oops, pre-qualified bidder. Read
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Opinion: Will there be any info left?
July 29, 2009 |
God help us when government tries to protect us.
House Bill 1667 would amend Pennsylvania's
right-to-know law to exclude date of birth as
information of public record. Read
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Opinion: Public records verify government activity
July 24, 2009 |
We’ve said it before, but it really is all about
the public’s right to know – public records
verify current and past government activity, and
public notices tell us what government is
planning in our own backyard. Read
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