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2011.06.30: Lancaster newspaper editor, a champion for open government, retires
2011.06.28: State budget would cut $12,000 from open records office's budget
2011.06.23: Pa. prosecutor releases 911 tape of man reporting he killed his wife, child
2011.06.10: Palin e-mails out today. They're already controversial.
2011.05.20: Some agencies want to withhold addresses, but here's why they can be essential
2011.05.18: New way to check on chemicals being used in fracking
2011.05.17: Commonwealth Court to open records office: Take another look at your decision
2011.05.14: Right-to-know in the news: Pa. Supreme Court takes RTK case; an agency (finally) to produce records
2011.05.13: Will court ruling overwhelm open records office?
2011.05.12: A great little note on who uses right-to-know law & why
2011.05.11: Pa. lawmaker wants addresses/locations of 911 calls kept out of time-response logs
2011.04.27: Here's Obama's long-form birth certificate
2011.04.26: PennFuture goes after documents related to Marcellus Shale driller laws
2011.04.19: Website puts teacher contracts online
2011.04.12: Court: Pa. troopers have to disclose moonlighting
2011.04.05: Pa. Office of Open Records Annual Report: Change is coming, and needed
2011.04.02: Budget cuts threaten Data.gov, other transparency sites
2011.04.01: Congressman says Homeland Security plays politics with FOIA requests
2011.03.24: From the Pocono Record: Court ruling marks another victory for open government
2011.03.10: Pennsylvania wins transparency award; Corbett touts budget website
2011.03.02: Annotated Supreme Court decision in Snyder v. Phelps
2011.03.01: Study: If gov't agency is open, people feel better about their community
2011.02.23: York's attempt to keep records private thwarted by exception-to-the-exception
2011.02.16: Commonwealth Court: York County must release location information with 911 time-response logs
2011.02.10: York Co. school district websites get (mostly) bad grades; one takes up the challenge
2011.02.05: Pileggi's proposed RTK changes drops pay-just-to-look idea
2011.02.03: NEPA school district cites York County case, won't release e-mails
2011.02.01: Website transparency report cards: Pa. gets an A+, York County a D
2011.01.29: Ruling in York County case closes public officials' e-mails
2011.01.19: Audit gives York County drug forfeiture fund high marks
2011.01.14: Freedom of Information Day Conference taking registrations
2011.01.11: Hazleton-area township spars with ex-supervisor over financial records
2011.01.09: York Co. tallies its 2010 RTK requests, responses
2011.01.08: Lebanon Co. judge: Federal privacy law isn't a blanket reason to deny public access
2011.01.05: Boehner promises 'restored openness' in Congress. Meaning what, exactly?
2011.01.05: Morning links: A wish for the legislature; agency spars with agency
2011.01.01: Texas university to reconsider policy seen as limiting students' right-to-know
2010.12.12: In York County and L.A., maps tell homicide stories
2010.12.10: Do terrorists groove on road salt? New Jersey seems to think so
2010.12.09: Reader question: Does Sunshine law require executive session for contract negotiations?
2010.11.27: Rendell vetoes bill that would have cut access to coroner's reports
2010.11.19: State supreme court: Philly council can't limit public comments
2010.11.14: Editorial: State should have done more to investigate terrorism research group
2010.11.11: Agency: Our mistake to release records, but it's requester's problem now
2010.11.04: Court: Agencies can't charge for time it takes to compile records
2010.10.27: Think you'll ever see something like this in Pennsylvania?
2010.10.24: On teacher salaries: What else do you want to know?
2010.10.22: Court rules Philadelphia must release police grievance arbitration awards
2010.10.20: When documents talk to you
2010.10.15: Pileggi: Revised RTK amendment bill coming in January
2010.10.14: Pa. right-to-know law lunacy
2010.10.13: Bucks Co. school loses when ethics law trumps RTK law
2010.10.08: Hear the Supreme Court arguments in Snyder v. Phelps
2010.10.08: Report: Changes to RTK law put off until spring
2010.10.07: Snyder v. Phelps transcript had quick turnaround
2010.09.29: Newspaper association concerned about proposed RTK law changes
2010.09.26: Introducing a new way to interact with documents
2010.09.24: Pa. teachers' union loses bid to keep public school employees' addresses private
2010.09.22: Pa. senator: Put geographical locators in 911 time-response logs
2010.09.22: RTK in the news: Court decision slammed; anti-terrorism info sought
2010.09.20: 2 legislators: RTK law a burden to agencies; proposed bills could make you pay more for records
2010.09.18: Agency: We made a slight mistake in billing you for public records. We're sorry.
2010.09.16: Appeals court says state police can keep incident reports private
2010.09.16: Pa. college students getting evicted; newspaper files RTK for property owners' names
2010.09.15: Open records office: SE schools right to withhold investigative report
2010.09.15: West York group keeping an eye on government
2010.09.13: A little help, please
2010.09.10: Fed up with gov't? Make it work better -- and win money too
2010.09.09: Public access story: Meeting taped; those on video not happy.
2010.09.08: Clearspending.com reveals the feds' tangled money web
2010.09.07: Open government advocate: Fed spending site 'useless'
2010.09.01: RTK denial from South Eastern schools: Befuddling (and befuddled?)
2010.08.30: Open Records deputy dies while cycling
2010.08.30: New law, same old responses
2010.08.29: Crime in the city and elsewhere: Here are numbers to chew on
2010.08.20: Get info on product safety recalls, more with mobile apps from federal gov't
2010.08.19: Injunction stands prohibiting release of school employees' addresses
2010.08.17: Freedom of information's roots are subject of a new book
2010.08.16: A sustained look at delinquent taxes
2010.08.13: Court restricts access to judicial employees' e-mails
2010.08.13: One up, one down in Pa. public access issues
2010.08.12: McNugget rage + public records = viral video
2010.08.12: Cool tool connects money, politicians and donors almost instantly
2010.08.10: Get rich quick -- as a public servant
2010.08.07: Possibly the greatest excuse ever to keep public records private
2010.08.01: What's lurking in stadium inspection records?
2010.07.22: State reps propose commission to go after political corruption
2010.07.16: Report says political appointees vetted some FOIA requests
2010.07.14: NRC wants you to assess its transparency
2010.07.11: Pennsylvania: Top among states in lobbying federal gov't
2010.07.10: RTK as a political strategy
2010.07.08: Phelps, Westboro church file briefs to Supreme Court
2010.07.03: Mattresses? Appliances? See what's at an illegal dump near you
2010.07.01: The "It's not our tape recorder" reason for denying a public record
2010.06.30: A nod toward access in Delaware
2010.06.29: Your call: How can Pa.'s RTK law be strengthened?
2010.06.22: Website aims to connect people with their government
2010.06.01: 42 U.S. senators back Snyder against Westboro Baptist Church
2010.05.27: New docs available on 2 big stories: Snyder v. Phelps, political corruption probe
2010.05.26: FBI releases files on former Pa. congressman Murtha
2010.05.23: Pa. online: Lots of data, but it's hard to get to
2010.05.18: Live chat tonight on Pennsylvania primary
2010.05.16: Pa. open records office eyes more training for agency lawyers
2010.05.14: Score one for public access in Lower Windsor Twp.
2010.05.13: The good and bad of Pa.'s new right-to-know law
2010.05.13: NJ Supreme Court backs public records in overturning libel ruling
2010.05.12: Number-crunching: Feds spent $4.6M for your clunker cars last year
2010.05.10: Can you handle live-mapping of open gov't tweets?
2010.05.09: Pa. gets high marks for online spending info
2010.05.08: Finance reports out for Platts, 19th district opponent
2010.05.07: Union finances: Less open under Obama?
2010.05.06: Conewago Twp. residents have eyes on supervisors
2010.05.05: Platts on board with transparency caucus
2010.05.05: Imagine: Transparency as hot politics
2010.05.01: Just wondering
2010.04.29: Group organizes end-around to get some states' records
2010.04.22: H.S. students on public records: Where? What? How?
2010.04.15: Pa.'s open records office releases 2009 annual report
2010.04.14: Public-records group honors advocates at luncheon; tickets available
2010.04.09: Story behind the story: Listen to Harve Johnson's statement in Darisabel Baez case
2010.04.08: Getting all hot and bothered over 54 cents
2010.04.07: Stetler's defense fund: Transparent ... kind of
2010.04.06: A different definition of privacy
2010.04.04: Some states move to limit access to 911 recordings
2010.04.03: Quick, name a reason why public docs shouldn't be online
2010.03.31: Man can't get own records from CYS
2010.03.30: YDR investigation of nonprofit honored as national award finalist
2010.03.27: RTK a tool for Pa. political group
2010.03.26: Things that can happen inside police stations
2010.03.25: Dry court document? Not this one
2010.03.21: State law keeps eyes off drug task force finances
2010.03.18: Yes, but fork over $111,930 for those records
2010.03.17: Sunshine Week brings to mind record-seeking stories
2010.03.17: And if you're wondering why birthdates are public...
2010.03.16: Sunshine Week reveals gap in open government theory, reality
2010.03.12: Get an online seat at a national public-records conference
2010.03.11: Map provides visual guide to city restaurant inspections
2010.03.10: New book aims to help people find and get public records
2010.03.09: Reading an audit: It's more fun than it sounds
2010.03.06: Open government 'unconference' kicking into gear
2010.03.05: Autopsy information sealed
2010.03.05: Open government gathering live-streamed today
2010.02.26: Making it public, part II
2010.02.25: Making it public
2010.02.24: A hero story you probably wouldn't hear in Pa.
2010.02.23: It took the agency 3 years to respond. And now it asks ...
2010.02.19: Running up the tab while denying public records
2010.02.18: Freedom of information fund makes first grant awards
2010.02.18: When business and public records come together
2010.02.17: Scraping the Web for crime
2010.02.16: Forget snow. Sunshine Week is coming
2010.02.10: Pa. appeals court decision boosts new RTK law
2010.02.09: If there's a snow-related travel ban, here's who can drive
2010.02.06: State grant helps snow removal at Crispus Attucks
2010.02.05: Specter's campaign docked $$ for violations
2010.02.04: Put a muzzle on that city
2010.02.03: Sunshine report cards on Pa. counties: Shield your eyes
2010.02.02: Online data rocks
2010.02.02: Track -- and share -- bills, money and more in Congress
2010.02.01: Sewer bills, death investigations and e-mails
2010.01.31: Platts, health care reform and sunshine
2010.01.30: More on what agencies can/can't charge you for documents
2010.01.29: Twitter wins in Pa. 'Bonusgate' case
2010.01.28: For posterity -- and for tracking promises -- here's Mayor Bracey's inaugural address
2010.01.27: More open-records lawsuits against Obama than Bush
2010.01.26: Counting people
2010.01.25: If an agency charges you staff time for a records request, you don't have to pay
2010.01.24: Webcast to assess whether FOIA is better under Obama
2010.01.23: Crime victims find it hard to get repaid, but there might be hope
2010.01.22: In Allentown, not the usual open-records squabble
2010.01.21: U.S. Supreme Court upholds public access to jury selection
2010.01.20: York countians win, lose in open records appeals
2010.01.20: Pa. open records group interested in RTK grant money
2010.01.19: Another federal office ... but could this one be helpful?
2010.01.18: Jobs & money subject of York Co. public-records stories
2010.01.17: Video, blogs lose in Fla., Calif. court access cases
2010.01.16: Haiti charity's finances scrutinized; puts focus on charity research
2010.01.12: Tracking flu trends
2010.01.11: Grant will boost open-records requests
2009.12.24: Near year's end, an RTK law tally
2009.12.23: Federal court gets arguments on releasing Whitaker-Springettsbury police video
2009.12.22: YDR/SN to appeal court decision on 911 time-response logs
2009.12.17: First, Obama's transparency directive. Gov. Rendell: You next?
2009.12.16: What should be easy often isn't
2009.12.15: Stetler to be charged in bonusgate, resigns as Pa. revenue secretary
2009.12.12: Sunlight Labs tails Obama's transparency directive
2009.12.11: New federal spending numbers continue confusion
2009.12.10: Why the YDR wanted addresses with county time-response logs
2009.12.10: Video of police fatal shooting: Will you be able to see it?
2009.12.09: Bad stuff on judge's computer, $1 mil in overdue sewer bills, and more
2009.12.08: Obama to agencies: Be open, invite public in, and collaborate
2009.12.08: White House's 'transparency directive' to be announced today
2009.11.29: Holding feds accountable for stimulus spending leads to more and more questions
2009.11.23: Hitting 1,000
2009.11.21: Fun with police reports
2009.11.20: See inside Harley workers' tentative contract agreement
2009.11.16: See how much White House staffers make
2009.11.14: What you (maybe) thought you knew about all this rain
2009.11.09: Berlin Wall's fall, in original documents
2009.11.07: Crunching dropout numbers in York County
2009.11.06: Hey, feds: Exactly how much secrecy do you want?
2009.11.04: Platts seeks top spot at GAO, which is what again?
2009.11.03: Be heard on election night
2009.10.31: Obama's visitors list released and searchable
2009.10.30: Whose records are they, anyway?
2009.10.25: Potato chip wars
2009.10.24: A check on outgoing DA Rebert's war chest
2009.10.23: Music as torture
2009.10.22: New blog by National Security Archive
2009.10.22: Key arguments in time-response log case
2009.10.21: Update: 911 time-response log dispute argued in court
2009.10.19: Google was in York
2009.10.17: If the Dillsburg earthquake doesn't get you, the disclaimer will
2009.10.16: Do gov't officials REALLY understand right-to-know?
2009.10.14: Blacked-out phone records turn out to be costly. Pizza was involved.
2009.10.13: If you're a public official, your e-mails can be out there
2009.10.11: How to get federal court records online
2009.10.09: Public records effort wins statewide recognition
2009.10.08: A license to carry
2009.10.07: Bank bailouts and Anna Nicole Smith
2009.10.06: Update: 911 time-response log argument heads to court
2009.10.05: Poll: Public still likes newspaper watchdogs. Do you?
2009.10.04: Schools and test-score numbers: All you can read
2009.10.03: Public records v. privacy
2009.10.02: TMI looking for renewal
2009.10.01: Sunlight disinfects
2009.09.25: Opinion: Apply FOIA to Congress
2009.09.24: Free speech ain't always pretty
2009.09.24: Documents show abuse in Naval canine unit
2009.09.24: Meet me at ...
2009.09.23: Audits of federal defense contracts come up short
2009.09.19: Rep. Platts: Thanks for the tip, but ...
2009.09.18: Track your bank's financial condition
2009.09.18: Reminder: Right-to-know, Sunshine law training on tap
2009.09.16: Desperately seeking .gov?
2009.09.14: Before you eat ...
2009.09.12: Sex offender charge puts focus on registration problem
2009.09.10: Full Disclosure's 'Reading Room' has a new look
2009.09.09: TMI license renewal effort has tests upcoming
2009.09.09: RTK, Sunshine law training on tap in Harrisburg
2009.09.08: Newsy day for FOIA
2009.09.04: Who's fighting for court access?
2009.09.03: Salary update
2009.09.03: Open records atty. on Carroll Twp. case: Courts say confidentiality provision can't trump RTK
2009.09.03: A big salary, and a slew of other numbers
2009.09.02: Death of a family farm chronicled
2009.09.02: Carroll Twp. declines further comment on right-to-know issue
2009.09.01: Update: Carroll Twp. responds re denial of development plans
2009.08.31: Top 10 reasons public officials' e-mails are private
2009.08.30: Carroll Twp. denies info on development; residents' group appeals
2009.08.28: Updated FOIA resources
2009.08.27: Tracking property taxes
2009.08.26: Federal court's initial worry of document-sharing plugin is off base, report says
2009.08.25: Find yourself
2009.08.24: Stimulus money cloaked in Pa.?
2009.08.23: Land, schools and taxes
2009.08.22: Like watching lightning? Here's a different way to do it
2009.08.21: Get in touch, stay in touch
2009.08.20: Story behind the story
2009.08.19: Got a tip? Here's a way to let us know
2009.08.18: York County joins crime-victim notification service
2009.08.17: If you pay for federal and bankrupcty court records, read this ...
2009.08.17: Read a little
2009.08.16: A jury of your peers ...
2009.08.15: York Twp. bills its own
2009.08.14: Fun with public records
2009.08.13: Cue rolling of eyes: Gov't blacks out details in contract for stimulus transparency
2009.08.12: RTK law playing defense
2009.08.08: 'Authority' of the open records office 'is in play'
2009.08.07: Helpful do-it-yourself tips courtesy of Society of Professional Journalists
2009.08.07: Terrorism fear cited in denial of request for video
2009.08.06: See how much federal stimulus money York County's getting
2009.08.05: How clean is your restaurant (or park, for that matter)?
2009.08.05: In case you missed it: U.S. Withheld Data Showing Cellphone Driving Risks
2009.08.04: Where do murders happen?
2009.08.03: Pa. high court: Preserve records
2009.08.01: Prayer in the House (and Senate)
2009.08.01: White House Discloses Health-Care Execs' Visits (Politico)
2009.07.30: More on court decision to stop release of school employees' addresses
2009.07.30: 'Torture the unsuspecting' with public records
2009.07.29: Court: School employees' addresses not public record
2009.07.29: Worth a look
2009.07.28: Again with North Codorus and its meeting minutes
2009.07.27: Look up ...
2009.07.25: Open records office protests anticipated budget cuts
2009.07.24: Update: York County new public records site
2009.07.24: York County puts more public records online
2009.07.23: The Case of the Missing Documents, Chapter 2
2009.07.23: Keeping tabs on school districts, politics, state business
2009.07.22: The Case of the Disappearing Document
2009.07.21: More stimulus tracking
2009.07.20: Cameras, courtrooms and Sotomayor
2009.07.19: Speaking of school district draft budgets ...
2009.07.18: Are we to be trusted?
2009.07.13: Where's federal stimulus money going? Who knows?
2009.07.12: 911 logs disagreement points out issues in RTK law
2009.07.09: School board, Powell: Out in the open
2009.07.08: Watch 'Secrecy' in action
2009.07.05: Toxic air outside schools
2009.07.05: Saddam Hussein's interviews with FBI
2009.07.04: Palin, Obama and public records
2009.07.02: Congress' travel bills are up
2009.06.28: A look inside Veon's filing on Stetler
2009.06.27: Regarding that Pa. "transparency database" ...
2009.06.26: Draft budgets are public records
2009.06.25: Group: Gaming control board appeals open records office decision
2009.06.25: News conference this morning re online transparency database
2009.06.21: Who's asking for walking around money?
2009.06.16: No director for Sunshine Week?
2009.06.16: Favor Factory: Earmarks in defense bill
2009.06.16: Reading federal docs
2009.06.13: Tricks of the trade
2009.06.10: County to appeal decision on time response logs
2009.06.10: York Township will post RTK requesters' information
2009.06.04: Many voices, shouting, all at once
2009.06.04: Observer shines light on Inspiration Network
2009.05.30: Taking a $tand against open records
2009.05.27: 1,000 pages on Bonnie & Clyde
2009.05.27: York County must add locations to 911 time-response logs. Common sense?
2009.05.26: HIPPA: The excuse for everything
2009.05.26: Job applications, resumes are public
2009.05.21: Story behind the story: City school board members' trip expenses
2009.05.19: Federal FOIA guide on the way
2009.05.12: Township official publicizes RTK request costs
2009.05.09: Municipalities' lawyer: RTK decision broadens access to public officials' e-mails
2009.05.08: Phil Briddell, did you see this?
2009.05.07: No mandatory public-interest test in RTK law
2009.05.05: Rendell administration v. new open records law
2009.05.05: How to check the status of a court case
2009.05.02: Open records can cost $$ -- for requester or agency
2009.04.30: A sign of the times. Is this what it's come to?
2009.04.26: York County and 911 time-response logs
2009.04.25: Buying a dog? Do your homework
2009.04.24: A bird by any other name...
2009.04.23: Dallastown schools eye putting meeting recordings online
2009.04.23: Don't tweet at public meetings
2009.04.22: Records proposal was a shame
2009.04.15: Bank bailout tracker
2009.04.15: Records czar out of loop
2009.04.15: For teaparty-goers (and anyone else who's interested ...)
2009.04.10: Rendell: From open-records advocate to holding up a stop sign?
2009.04.07: Fire Companies are public agencies
2009.04.06: Keep track of booze online
2009.03.31: Closing a loophole
2009.03.25: Black highlighter
2009.03.25: Two more York County appeals
2009.03.24: 24 cents too much?
2009.03.22: Closed to the public
2009.03.22: How much can we know about CAFOs?
2009.03.20: Battle to get a budget
2009.03.20: Follow the stiumulus money
2009.03.19: Is this for real? And can it actually work?
2009.03.19: Open records office director weighs in on new law
2009.03.18: N. Codorus residents question access to tapes of meetings
2009.03.16: Update: Fighting open records -- to the max
2009.03.16: Fighting open records -- to the max
2009.03.15: Sunshine Week kicks off with a bang
2009.03.13: Former FOIA czar speaks
2009.03.12: More on Pa. right-to-know appeal decisions
2009.03.11: In Canada, a debate over sex offender records
2009.03.10: Borough argues that 'public' is 'personal' -- and loses
2009.02.25: Rulings keep secret Pa. lawmaker-lobbyist contacts
2009.02.24: First take on the first right-to-know appeals rulings
2009.02.24: First appeals settled
2009.02.22: Poking around in the FBI's work
2009.02.21: Word gets around about local couple
2009.02.18: Understanding deaths in Iraq, Afghanistan
2009.02.17: Gun permit database = angry readers
2009.02.13: Ongoing investigation vs. public's right to know. The winner is ...
2009.02.11: What schools stand to lose
2009.02.07: The story behind the Hanover police video
2009.02.06: Your check is waiting
2009.02.02: Are fire companies subject to Pa.'s right to know law?
2009.01.29: Opinion: Beaver County Times on Obama, FOIA
2009.01.26: Fun with online records
2009.01.26: Release video of police beating
2009.01.25: How you can research a charity
2009.01.22: Open records victory in Pa. on autopsy reports
2009.01.22: Guantanamo, drugs and the new FOIA policy
2009.01.21: Obama's take on FOIA can only help
2009.01.21: Tracking Obama
2009.01.19: Incentive to release records
2009.01.18: Judge: White House visitor logs should be public
2009.01.16: Did your neighbor donate to Obama's inauguration?
2009.01.15: A reader asks ...
2009.01.13: City police sign seems designed to dissuade
2009.01.13: King papers go online today
2009.01.13: Records online
2009.01.12: An open-records victory in Texas
2009.01.12: In search of shotspotters
2009.01.12: How is your kid's school doing on standardized tests?
2009.01.11: Tracking DUIs
2009.01.10: Interpretations of the law
2009.01.10: Tracking violence
2009.01.09: Too many exceptions in new law?
2009.01.09: A little about us
2009.01.09: The new open records law is a good thing because ...

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