Mask Mandates (Governor's Office)
| Tracking # |
C-2021-081 |
| Multi Request | Mask Mandates |
| Submitted | Aug. 25, 2021 |
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Communications
From: Emma Best
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Pennsylvania Right to Know Act, I hereby request the following records:
Emails, memos, letters, documents and other records discussing or mentioning implemented or proposed mask mandate policies, as well as discussions regarding their expiration or termination between January 1, 2020 and the present.
I am a member of the news media and request classification as such. I have previously written about the government and its activities, with some reaching over 100,000 readers in outlets such as Gizmodo, MuckRock, Motherboard, Property of the People, Unicorn Riot, and The Outline, among others. As such, as I have a reasonable expectation of publication and my editorial and writing skills are well established. In addition, I discuss and comment on the files online and make them available through non-profits such as the library Internet Archive and the journalist non-profit MuckRock, disseminating them to a large audience. While my research is not limited to this, a great deal of it, including this, focuses on the activities and attitudes of the government itself. As such, it is not necessary for me to demonstrate the relevance of this particular subject in advance.
As my primary purpose is to inform about government activities by reporting on it and making the raw data available, I request that fees be waived.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Emma North-Best
From: Governor's Office
The Office of the Governor's Right-to-Know Law (RTKL) Office has received your correspondence. Requests for records will be processed in accordance with the provisions of the RTKL, 65 P.S.§§67.101, et seq.
Requests received by this account after regular business hours (5 pm) or when the Office is otherwise closed pursuant to Management Directive 530.17 will be marked as received on the next business day.
From: Governor's Office
Dear Ms. North-Best:
Attached please find the interim response from the Office of the Governor to your Right-To-Know request dated August 25, 2021.
From: Governor's Office
Dear Ms. North-Best:
Attached please find the interim response from the Office of the Governor to your Right-To-Know request dated August 25, 2021.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Pennsylvania Right to Know Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 25, 2021. You previously indicated that it would be completed on Oct. 1, 2021. I wanted to let you know that I am still interested in the following documents, and to see if that date was still accurate. You had assigned it reference number #C-2021-081.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Governor's Office
The Office of the Governor's Right-to-Know Law (RTKL) Office has received your correspondence. Requests for records will be processed in accordance with the provisions of the RTKL, 65 P.S.§§67.101, et seq.
Requests received by this account after regular business hours (5 pm) or when the Office is otherwise closed pursuant to Management Directive 530.17 will be marked as received on the next business day.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Pennsylvania Right to Know Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 25, 2021. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Oct. 1, 2021. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #C-2021-081.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Governor's Office
The Office of the Governor's Right-to-Know Law (RTKL) Office has received your correspondence. Requests for records will be processed in accordance with the provisions of the RTKL, 65 P.S.§§67.101, et seq.
Requests received by this account after regular business hours (5 pm) or when the Office is otherwise closed pursuant to Management Directive 530.17 will be marked as received on the next business day.
From: Governor's Office
Dear Ms. North-Best,
Attached please find the final response from the Office of the Governor to your Right-To-Know request received August 25, 2021.
Sincerely,
Marc Eisenstein
Agency Open Records Officer
From: Governor's Office
Dear Ms. North-Best,
Attached please find the final response from the Office of the Governor to your Right-To-Know request received August 25, 2021.
Sincerely,
Marc Eisenstein
Agency Open Records Officer
