This Week, Celebrate Government Transparency
It’s Sunshine Week — a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information.
It’s Sunshine Week — a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information.
With the decision in the PSEA v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, DCED and the Office of Open Records, the Commonwealth Court eviscerates the presumption of openness that is the hallmark of the Right-to-Know law.
The Pennsylvania Freedom of Information Coalition Board of Directors today issued a unanimous statement protesting the characterization of the executive director position as “at will,” pointing out that such an interpretation subverts the critical independent nature of that office. We have asked Governor Wolf to rescind Erik Arneson’s termination.You can read our statement here and we hope that this unfortunate matter will be resolved quickly.