Government Transparency
Protecting Trade Secrets from Public Records Requests
If your business model involves submitting bids for government contracts, you can take steps to protect your company’s confidential information…
Read MorePennsylvania Public Records Requesting: Who Can Request a Record?
The RTKL is a Pennsylvania law that applies to all Pennsylvania Commonwealth and local agencies. But do you need to…
Read MorePennsylvania Public Records Requesting: 703 SPECIFICITY – Tips to Make Your Request Sufficiently Specific
The procedural section of the Pennsylvania’s Right to Know Law states, in part: “A written request should identify or describe…
Read MorePennsylvania Public Records Requesting: The Top Five Weirdly Specific Exemptions to Pennsylvania’s Right to Know Law
Most of the exemptions to public records disclosure in Pennsylvania’s Right to Know Law (RTKL) exist for obvious reasons. Records…
Read MorePennsylvania Public Records Requesting: When Do I Get My Records?
Bad news: public records requesting always takes a lot longer than you expect. Here’s an overview of the timeline as…
Read MorePennsylvania Public Records Requesting: Where Do You Start?
When you’re seeking a record from a Pennsylvania state or local agency (e.g., PennDOT, your local city or township government),…
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