County commissioners proclaim Sunshine Week | News, Sports, Jobs
mreuther@sungazette.com Lycoming County commissioners took time at Tuesday’s meeting to stress the importance of transparency in government and freedom of the press. Toward that end, they passed a proclamation to designate this week as Sunshine Week in the county. The state Sunshine Act and the state’s Right-to-Know Law ensure the public’s access to government information through public meetings and documents. Commissioner Rick Mirabito said it comes down to holding government officials accountable for their actions. It was James Madison, he noted, who drafted the Bill of Rights, which ...