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Number 23456
Subject FOIA
Source WTAE-TV (Pittsburgh)
State PA
Year 2007
Publication Date 2/28/2007; 03/2/2007; 03/08/2007; 03/12/2007; 03/14/2007; 03/20/2007; 03/22/2007; 03/23/2007; 03/26/2007; 04/17/2007; 05/01/2007; 08/01/2007; 08/28/2007; 09/26/2007; 10/04/2007; 05/24/2007; 09/13/2007; 03/16/2007
Summary WTAE-TV detailed the "wasteful and abusive spending of public monies" at "Pennsylvania's state-run student loan agency." These stories and the two accompanying lawsuits showed how difficult it was to access records in Pennsylvania and established the "good case law."
Category FOIA Award - Winner
Pages 216
Keywords FOIA; open records; PHEAA; loans; public records; open records law; Jess Stairs
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