Editorial: Legal Notices
Philadelphia Inquirer, The, May, 2008
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In passing a strong open-records bill earlier this year, Pennsylvania lawmakers took a giant step forward in giving the public more access to the people's business. Now, however, lawmakers in Harrisburg are considering a measure that would limit taxpayers' access to information, and better enable state and local governments to operate in the dark.
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The state Senate is considering a bill sponsored by Sen. Robert C. Wonderling (R., Montgomery) that would allow local governments to place legal notices in free community papers rather than in paid circulation daily newspapers across the state. Supporters of the bill argue the measure will save tax dollars by offering a cheap alternative to newspaper advertising rates. Perhaps. But any savings will come with an unaffordable cost. This measure aimed at enabling local governments to better conduct the public's business would do so by limiting the public's ability to know what's going on. Under the ...
