Pa. House panel advances online legal notices bill
June 30, 2009 | Filed in: Public
notice law | Government
transparency
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A bill that would let
Pennsylvania municipalities and school boards post
their legal notices online - cutting millions in
fees that are currently paid to newspapers - is on
its way to the House floor.
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Open-records chief pleads for more money
June 30, 2009 | Filed in: Office
of Open Records | Terry
Mutchler
The director of the state's Office of Open Records
is working to avoid what she contends would be a
chilling cut to her new office's budget.
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Delco judge orders Radnor Right to Know case settled
June 24, 2009 | Filed in: Radnor
Twp |
RTK
request stories
A Delaware County Court of Common Pleas judge
ordered that a Right to Know case between a citizen
and the Radnor Township School District be settled.
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Complete Wachovia Arena contract released
The company hired to manage Wachovia Arena has
provided a complete copy of its management contract
that guarantees the company a minimum of $2 million
over the next 10 years.
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Public notice changes to be discussed
June 22, 2009 | Filed in: Public
notice law | Government
transparency
Legislation to change how governments advertise
public meetings and other actions will not get
taken up until the fall.
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Online accounting: Give public clear picture of state finances
June 21, 2009 | Filed in: Opinion
| Government
transparency
The next step in government transparency in
Pennsylvania should be to provide greater public
access to the money it generates and spends. More
and more states are doing so.
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New light shed on lawmakers' secretive grants
June 20, 2009 | Filed in: RTK
request stories | Government
transparency | Open
records | New RTK
Law
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Tens of millions of tax
dollars that support Pennsylvania lawmakers'
favored causes are directed by legislative leaders
through a secretive process that appears to benefit
some leaders' constituents the most, according to
an analysis by The Associated Press.
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No written policy on ceremony attendance
The Shenandoah Valley school board never voted on
the policy used to keep a Republican-Herald
reporter out of Shenandoah Valley High School’s
2009 graduation ceremony, according to an open
records request response received by the newspaper
Wednesday.
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What's best use of Internet for government information?
June 18, 2009 | Filed in: Opinion
| Government
transparency |
HB 795 Legal Notices Act |
SB 419 Public Notice Act
With state government generally enchanted with the
Internet, the significance of public notices in a
democracy seems to strike some as almost an
afterthought.
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Wachovia Arena manager’s numbers kept secret
The board that oversees Wachovia Arena last week
refused to release the financial terms of a new
contract for management of the facility, and
attorneys disagree on the legality of the decision.
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Charter school appeals to block release of records
June 11, 2009 | Filed in: Open
records | RTK
request stories | Chester
Charter Sch | Office
of Open Records
The Chester Community Charter School has filed a
court appeal to a recent Pennsylvania Office of
Open Records ruling that gave The Inquirer access
to a wide range of financial records from the
management company that operates the school.
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York Twp to post Right-to-Know requesters' info
People who make Right-to-Know requests from York
Township can soon expect to see their names posted
on the township's Web site. During a meeting
Tuesday night, the board of commissioners voted 3-2
to post the names, dates, reasons why requesters
had made the requests and the cost incurred by the
township.
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York County to appeal open records ruling on 911 logs
York County solicitor Mike Flannelly said Wednesday
that the county commissioners will appeal a
decision from the state Office of Open Records
regarding what information the county must provide
about 911 dispatches.
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