FOIA Request to Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton regarding public university FY 2024 employee salaries on December 5, 2025.
A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was submitted to Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton by Keystone Today, a media organization focused on providing comprehensive news coverage on local governmental affairs. The request seeks detailed records of employee compensation for all individuals employed by the university during Fiscal Year 2024. This request was made under the Pennsylvania Right to Know Law, with a preference for receiving the information in electronic format.
The requested records include various data fields such as fiscal year, employee name, gender, age or year of birth (if not exempt), date of birth (if not exempt or limited to month/year), employer name, title or position, department, hire date, compensation amount (including base pay and any additional pay), compensation type (e.g., salary, hourly, stipend, bonus), and employment type (full-time or part-time). The request acknowledges that not all fields may be present in every record and asks for the production of all responsive records regardless of field presence. Additionally, if any portion of a record is deemed exempt from disclosure, it requests that non-exempt portions be released in redacted form.
Keystone Today emphasizes its role in gathering and reporting news to the public as a media organization. Access to these public records is considered essential for fulfilling professional responsibilities related to accountability and transparency. Given this role in disseminating information, Keystone Today has requested a fee waiver typically available to media professionals.
The requestor is affiliated with The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy, a non-profit organization that assists media companies and advocacy groups in investigating governmental agencies through FOIA and Sunshine Laws. More information about this coalition can be found at https://stopsecrecy.org/about/.
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