Nine minutes. To reverse nearly a half-century of open records law.
The most significant of bills sometimes get the least attention. This was one of those times.
Amye is a retired assistant AG who specialized in open records laws. She is the co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. (Read the rest of her bio on the Contributors page.)
The most significant of bills sometimes get the least attention. This was one of those times.
Unhappily, this year’s Sunshine Week will once again be a period of grave concern about what we may lose, rather than a celebration of what we have won
The bill still exempts private devices and accounts from public records requests. Want to hide something you’re doing from the public? Just do it on your personal cell phone.
A public record is a public record regardless of where it is stored. This bill still ignores that.
Once again, the Lege is looking at gutting our open records laws. What are they trying to hide?
After over three years, the bottom line is simple: the AG’s office has to follow the same rules it applies to others.
Thousands of open-records requests are languishing in Louisville – and Mayor Greenberg hasn’t been effective in fixing the problem.
Amye Bensenhaver updates us on bills filed in week one of the legislature that either support or harm government transparency.
Attacks on open government continued in 2023 – and the Open Government Coalition continued to fight back. Here is their list of the top ten stories in that fight from 2023.
“Secrecy is the freedom zealots dream of.” – Bill Moyers
Attacks on open government continued in 2023 – and the Open Government Coalition continued to fight back. Here is their list of the top ten stories in that fight from 2023.
Will Russell Coleman follow the law and precedent – or will he be like past AGs who often stood in the way of transparency?
The Kentucky Open Government Coalition won a major court case in the ongoing fight for government transparency. Amye Bensenhaver explains.
The bi-partisan forces supporting transparency won a victory in Arkansas. Can we in Kentucky do the same in 2024?
Arkansans set a high bar for Kentuckians in responding to their governor’s direct assault on the state’s public records law, and their message is clear: Stop putting the public’s interest last yet again.