Pennsylvania needs to make more strides in transparency
22.05.12
Until six years ago, state government in Pennsylvania languished in its lack of any measure of transparency.
Legislative leaders in the General Assembly had no interest in a law that opened records to the public while access to what records were available was a cumbersome process.
Moreover, the legislative process was becoming ever more restricted to scrutiny as most of the work was done among a handful of leaders and senior staff. The rank and file voted on bills they had little time to read. Controversial appropriations usually only came to light after the governor signed the budget into law, not before.
All of this was incongruous with the history of Pennsylvania, the birthplace of the nation and its principles of governance,
where the Founding Fathers drafted, debated and adopted the Bill of Rights
Source: Chambersburg Public Opinion