PHEAA must pay legal fees

The Commonwealth Court ruled that PHEAA must pay $48,000 in legal fees to the AP, WTAE TV, and the Patriot News for “wanton disregard in withholding public records”:

Commonwealth Court Judge Doris Smith-Ribner says there’s no question that the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Authority acted willfully and disregarded the Right-to-Know Law in a battle over records pertaining to its lavish board retreats.