Opinion: Technology can cloud transparency
August 28, 2010
Government emails are treated no differently from any document printed on paper and should be made available for review, under Pennsylvania’s revamped Right-to-Know law. A story in Saturday’s newspaper tackles the use of emails from a different direction. This is the other side of the push for public transparency. The story explores how the use of email by elected officials can limit or eliminate deliberation in meetings. Read More…
County court employee e-mails exempt from Right to Know Law
August 24, 2010
A decision by the Commonwealth Court to make e-mails of employees of court offices exempt from the Right to Know Law is broad in the eyes of open records experts and the state Office of Open Records - but they say it shouldn't stop people from making requests. Read More…
Opinion: No blanket exemption for email on personal account
January 28, 2010
Q: I requested access to e-mails sent between council members and the mayor of a local agency. The agency denied my request on the basis that the agency does not provide e-mail accounts to council or the mayor, and the e-mails are sent from personal e-mail addresses. Can they do that? Read More…
