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NEWS ON OPEN GOVERNMENT ISSUES

Opinion: Put some teeth in law that requires open meetings

July 12, 2009 |
Just as the state Open Records Act presumes all records are public unless proved otherwise, the state Sunshine Act should be updated to assume all meetings are open to the public unless proved otherwise. Read More...

Reading officials violated Sunshine Law in closed meetings, lawyer says

July 03, 2009 |
Reading officials violated the state's Sunshine Law by meeting privately to discuss missed deadlines in a huge sewage-treatment plant project, a media association attorney said Thursday. Read More...

Amend Sunshine Act to allow stiff fines for violations

February 17, 2009 |
The Issue: City Council holds an illegal secret meeting.
Our Opinion: The Sunshine Act needs a stronger enforcement provision. Read More...

Reading sewage plant costs discussed in closed meeting

February 10, 2009 |
The cost of Reading's new sewage treatment plant may be substantially less than the $250 million estimate because of a potential change in its treatment process, city officials have said. But City Council, under lawyers' orders, discussed that change Monday for more than an hour behind closed doors to keep the U.S. Justice Department from hearing about it, according to sources. Read More...