From Citizens’ Voice: Luzerne County can conceal Controller Walter L. Griffith Jr.’s emails because of his arrest on felony electronic-surveillance charges and the lawsuit alleging he violated the state’s wiretap law, the county claimed in denials to open-records requests.
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From abc27: HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – The head of Pennsylvania’s Office of Open Records gives charter schools failing grades when the subject is compliance with the Right-To-Know Law.
“The number one violators are charter schools,” said Executive Director Terry Mutchler.
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From Philly.com: Some Pennsylvania lawmakers are trying to prohibit the executive director of the state Office of Open Records from speaking publicly about active cases – essentially gagging an office designed to promote open government.
A bill being considered in Harrisburg would undermine crucial provisions of the state’s open-records law and have a chilling effect on transparency.
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From The Morning Call: […] A state court recently said Pennsylvania government offices don't have to provide the public with all of the phone numbers and email addresses assigned to their employees.
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From Law 360: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it would review a Commonwealth Court finding interpreting the state's Sunshine Law to conclude that a state agency did not engage in “deliberation” behind closed doors when it reached a final decision at a later time.
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From NewsWorks.org:
The Republican leader in the Pennsylvania Senate is taking the wraps off a wide set of proposed changes to the state Right-to-Know Law.
Sen. Dominic Pileggi’s 22-page bill introduced Friday includes limits on access by inmates and new authority for the Office of Open Records to review documents in private to see if they should be released.
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