Emma Dooling of Spotlight PA
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Penn State Spent Half a Million Dollars on Police Overtime at Football Games in 2021
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Local police officers make double their hourly rate when working overtime at Penn State football games, a cost the university reimburses.
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A Beginner’s Guide to Requesting Public Records on Pa. Law Enforcement
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Interviews with experts and an analysis of data from the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records offer tips for successfully using the state’s Right-to-Know Law.
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Spotlight PA Tested Government Transparency in Centre County. Tell Us What to Look for in the Salary Data
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When Spotlight PA requested employee salary data from Centre County and its 35 municipalities, more than 70% of the agencies responded quickly. Help us figure out what to focus on in the data.
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Conflicting Reports, Gaps in Data Obscure True Number of Pa. Law Enforcement Agencies
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Spotlight PA’s attempt to count police agencies in Pennsylvania unearthed large discrepancies — and that has implications for accountability.