Some interesting final determinations from April of 2022. Some records are explicitly exempt under individual laws: The Local Taxpayer Bill of Rights exempts records that contain any information arising from tax investigations or audits, including records pertaining to the date on which an audit was commenced, since that would require the agency to reveal that … Continue reading Transparency Zone, April 2022 Edition
Today we are unveiling a new monthly feature in our blog: The Transparency Zone Each month, we will list final determinations of that are of interest, either for their topic or the RTKL nuance highlighted. While not all of them can be about finding buried gold or the secret location of a kangaroo, the OOR … Continue reading The Transparency Zone, March 2022 Edition
The Office of Open Records is proud to present its 2021 Annual Report. Read it here. Highlights from this year’s Annual Report include: 2,990 appeals were filed with the Office of Open Records in 2021, the busiest year ever. Of those, 2,384 appeals involved local agencies; 549 involved state agencies. Issued 2,913 decisions, the highest … Continue reading 2021 Annual Report
| Docket | Date | Title | County | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20221194 | 05/18/2022 | Troy Greene and The Daniel Law Group, PLLC v. Middle Taylor Township Sewage Authority | Cambria | Dismissed: Premature |
| 20221193 | 05/18/2022 | Kelley Thomsen and Cortland County Department of Social Services v. West Chester Borough Police Department | Chester | Dismissed: Premature |
| 20221187 | 05/18/2022 | Joshua Stokes v. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections | Commonwealth | Dismissed: Insufficient |
| 20221184 | 05/18/2022 | Blake Marles and Stevens & Lee v. Macungie Borough | Lehigh | Dismissed: Premature |
| 20221172 | 05/18/2022 | Adrienne Chapman and Briggs Law Office v. Philadelphia School District | Philadelphia | Withdrawn |
| 20221139 | 05/18/2022 | Andrew Holman and Commonwealth Foundation v. South Williamsport Borough | Lycoming | Withdrawn |
| 20221121 | 05/18/2022 | Andrew Holman and Commonwealth Foundation v. Penn Hills Township | Allegheny | Withdrawn |
| Date | Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2022, 9:00 AM | PSAB Annual Conference | |
| May 25, 2022, 10:00 AM | Basics of the Sunshine Act Webinar | |
| June 8, 2022, 10:00 AM | Payment Issues and the Right-to-Know Law Webinar | |
| June 8, 2022, 2:30 PM | County Treasurers' Association RTKL Training | |
| June 22, 2022, 10:00 AM | The Right-to-Know Law for Law Enforcement Webinar | |
| June 22, 2022, 12:00 PM | ACLU Virtual Training |
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