Pennsylvania government transparency bill facing certain veto

Published July 20, 2020 3:00pm ET



Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said he will veto a bill that would require access to public records during emergencies.

The proposal won unanimous support in both chambers after the administration stopped processing right-to-know requests earlier this year, citing the statewide COVID-19 disaster declaration implemented March 6 and renewed again on June 3. The Senate presented the bill to the governor this week.

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