open records

June 9, 2025 | 2:29 PM

Penn State trustees agree to legal training, improved transparency in settlement with Spotlight PA

The settlement ends roughly 18 months of litigation after Spotlight PA brought a case against the university’s board over alleged violations of Pennsylvania’s open meetings law.

By Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College

January 10, 2024 | 9:26 AM

Lancaster County Coroner to become sole petitioner in public records case

By Tom Lisi/ LNP | LancasterOnline

January 5, 2024 | 9:58 AM

Lancaster County, backing coroner’s position, hires private lawyers for suit block access to public records

By Jack Panyard/LNP | LancasterOnline

June 28, 2022 | 5:44 PM

Fight over 2020 election records lands in Pennsylvania court

A Lebanon County woman is seeking a digital copy of Lycoming County’s “cast vote record” for the 2020 General Election

By Mark Scolforo/The Associated Press

March 16, 2022 | 5:00 AM

5 Pennsylvania newsrooms fighting alleged First Amendment violations in York County

5 Pennsylvania newsrooms filed a federal civil rights lawsuit that seeks to end the York County Clerk of Courts practice of reviewing and redacting records before they are released to the public.

By Jamie Martines/Spotlight PA

May 28, 2021 | 7:48 AM

Why is it still so hard to see police bodycam footage in Pennsylvania?

For the general public, getting a glimpse of any body or dashcam footage is a rare feat, partly thanks to a Pennsylvania law that intentionally makes it hard to access.

By Ryan Briggs/WHYY

March 14, 2021 | 10:15 AM

Governments delay access to public records during pandemic

A year after the first coronavirus shutdowns, public records have become harder to get in many U.S. states and cities.

By David Lieb/The Associated Press

April 9, 2020 | 2:21 PM

Pa. Senate defends ‘legislative privilege’ claim, rejects appeal for redacted expense details

The chamber has so far blocked the release of details in official expense reports about who legislators and their staff met with and why.

By Sam Janesch/The Caucus

March 8, 2019 | 1:32 PM

10 years later, Pa.’s open records law has improved access, but some say the law has its flaws

By Jan Murphy/PennLive

March 8, 2019 | 1:28 PM

10 years later, Pa.’s open records law has improved access, but some say the law has its flaws

Pennsylvania was once regarded as having one of the worst open records law in the United States.

By Jan Murphy/PennLive

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