Pennsylvania steps up transparency grade

Pennsylvania shot up ten slots nationally for their county transparency rating. This past winter the state had a overall 29 percent transparency grade, according to Sunshine Review. Now, it holds the 14th slot with a 37.3 percent transparency grade. This is large part due to the enactment Pennsylvania’s Right to Know Law in January of 2009. Since that time 69 percent of the counties have posted how to file public record request and all of them have a website.

Still, it must be noted, there is room for improvement. A 17 percent increase still holds the counties at a solid “D” transparency grade. Let’s keep the ball rolling.