Pennsylvania court sets rules for release of home addresses
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania court says government agencies can’t release anyone’s home address under the Right-to-Know Law without first making the person...
View ArticleCommonwealth Court Decision in PSEA Case Eviscerates Right-to-Know Law
HARRISBURG, Pa. (February 17) – The Pennsylvania Freedom of Information Coalition on Tuesday issued the following statement by its executive director, Corinna Wilson: Who knew that the golden age of...
View ArticleWolf puts on hold search for open records head amid lawsuit
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Gov. Tom Wolf is holding off on a search for a permanent director of the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records while a state court considers...
View ArticlePa. open records office needs independence, ex-chief says
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – The Pennsylvania state legislative aide who is trying to retain his appointment as the state’s open records czar says the public won’t have confidence in the Office of Open...
View ArticleAP sues State Department, seeking access to Clinton records
STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – The Associated Press filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the State Department to force the release of email correspondence and government documents from...
View ArticleCourt considers who should lead state’s open records office
MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Lawyers for the man fired after just days as head of Pennsylvania’s open records office told a panel of state judges on Wednesday that lawmakers...
View ArticleCost-related access challenges, solutions in 18 states
By The Associated Press March 13, 2015 Some recent developments regarding the cost of seeking access to information: CALIFORNIA The state Department of Motor Vehicles estimated a minimum charge of...
View ArticleThis Week, Celebrate Government Transparency
Imagine you are the parent of an infant who tragically died and you wanted to see the results of your baby’s autopsy, but you were denied access to those records. Or ask yourself how — as a taxpayer in...
View ArticlePennsylvania considers changes to landmark public access law
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania’s open records law has been hailed as a major success since its current version came into being six years ago, but some argue it’s...
View ArticlePaFOIC Comments on the AOPC’s Proposed Access Policy
April 8, 2015 Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts Attention: Public Access Committee 1515 Market Street, Suite 1414 Philadelphia PA 19102 Dear Judge Cohn Jubelirer, Judge Murphy and the AOPC...
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