https://www.rtkmediallc.com/ Independent Pennsylvania public-records and government-accountability reporting. en-us https://www.rtkmediallc.com/pennsylvania-v-mimms-traffic-stop-changed-american-policing.html https://www.rtkmediallc.com/pennsylvania-v-mimms-traffic-stop-changed-american-policing.html Fri, 25 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0400 Part 1 of a three-part RTK Media investigation into Pennsylvania v. Mimms and the traffic-stop rule that changed American policing. https://www.rtkmediallc.com/pennsylvania-v-mimms-officer-safety-unquestioned-authority.html https://www.rtkmediallc.com/pennsylvania-v-mimms-officer-safety-unquestioned-authority.html Fri, 25 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0400 Part 2 of RTK Media's examination of Pennsylvania v. Mimms and how broad exit-order authority operates during modern traffic stops. https://www.rtkmediallc.com/pennsylvania-v-mimms-policy-reform-accountability.html https://www.rtkmediallc.com/pennsylvania-v-mimms-policy-reform-accountability.html Fri, 25 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0400 Part 3 of RTK Media's Pennsylvania v. Mimms series examines documentation, traffic-stop data, body-camera review and policy reforms that could add accountability without eliminating legitimate officer-safety authority. https://www.rtkmediallc.com/youtube-demonetization-first-amendment-auditors.html https://www.rtkmediallc.com/youtube-demonetization-first-amendment-auditors.html Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0400 A growing number of creators say the crackdown is affecting a large share of the First Amendment auditing community, making this look less like isolated enforcement and more like an industry-wide issue. https://www.rtkmediallc.com/adams-county-911-overtime-prison-costs.html https://www.rtkmediallc.com/adams-county-911-overtime-prison-costs.html Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -0400 Adams County’s emergency communications center reduced overtime significantly in 2025, raising new questions about why the county’s prison-related operations continue to rely so heavily on overtime staffing. https://www.rtkmediallc.com/manheim-township-70-percent-tax-increase.html https://www.rtkmediallc.com/manheim-township-70-percent-tax-increase.html Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -0400 A multimillion-dollar deficit did not develop overnight. Neither should the decision to substantially increase what residents pay. https://www.rtkmediallc.com/york-county-paylocity-contract-rtk-request.html https://www.rtkmediallc.com/york-county-paylocity-contract-rtk-request.html Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:23:00 -0400 The released pricing schedule shows a three-year initial subscription with $325,978 in estimated annual fees, $22,442.50 in one-time costs and additional usage-based charges that are not included in the annualized figure. https://www.rtkmediallc.com/york-county-2026-salary-board-rtk-request.html https://www.rtkmediallc.com/york-county-2026-salary-board-rtk-request.html Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:23:00 -0400 The County provided its annual Salary Board showing authorized positions by department and title, while directing current vacancy information to its jobs page. The spreadsheet's final line lists 2,423 positions and $135.75 million in 2026 annual salary. https://www.rtkmediallc.com/york-county-first-half-2026-pcard-records.html https://www.rtkmediallc.com/york-county-first-half-2026-pcard-records.html Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:30:00 -0400 The native spreadsheet contains 3,463 accounting rows across 261 vendors. More than half of the rows have no value in the Cardholder field, creating a new transparency question about the County's procurement-card data. https://www.rtkmediallc.com/york-county-opioid-grant-scoring-records-denial.html https://www.rtkmediallc.com/york-county-opioid-grant-scoring-records-denial.html Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:38:00 -0400 RTK Media sought final scoring, ranking and recommendation records used in York County's opioid-settlement grant awards. The County denied the request as internal and predecisional, but the authorities cited in the denial do not clearly establish that final scoring records are categorically exempt. https://www.rtkmediallc.com/york-county-fleet-inventory-2026-rtk-request.htmlhttps://www.rtkmediallc.com/york-county-fleet-inventory-2026-rtk-request.htmlThu, 15 Oct 2026 15:20:00 -0400The County's fleet workbook identifies 240 vehicles across departments, with the Sheriff's Office holding the largest count. The release also includes 2026 purchase and sale tabs, while several fields requested by RTK Media are not present in the main inventory.https://www.rtkmediallc.com/york-county-purchase-orders-8000-23200-2026-rtk-request.htmlhttps://www.rtkmediallc.com/york-county-purchase-orders-8000-23200-2026-rtk-request.htmlThu, 15 Oct 2026 15:25:00 -0400The January-to-June 2026 export contains 79 purchase orders in the requested price band. Prison and Facilities Management account for more than half of both the records and the dollars in the file.https://www.rtkmediallc.com/york-county-inmate-phone-revenue-viapath-rtk-request.html https://www.rtkmediallc.com/york-county-inmate-phone-revenue-viapath-rtk-request.htmlThu, 15 Oct 2026 16:15:00 -0400 Monthly ViaPath/GTL records show York County received $415,251.36 in 2025 commission payments tied to prison communications. An April 2026 amendment eliminated phone and video commissions, added a $0.02-per-minute facility-cost additive, and established a conditional $600,000 annual tablet-content commission.