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.)
UK wasn’t forthcoming about their swim coach and the allegations against him – so John Cheves of the Herald-Leader used our open records laws to get at the truth. Without those laws, it would all still be a secret.
Apparently, officials at all levels try to keep what they are doing a secret.
Why is Louisville Metro government withholding some videos, and refusing to answer questions?
Davids v. Goliath in Franklin Circuit Court
Attorney General Russell Coleman and his office made one ruling that was right down the fairway – and another that was a shank into the rough.
The open-records tug-of-war at Kentucky State University serves as an important reminder of the importance of our state’s laws on government transparency.
As noted by Linda Blackford, “we the people” were the biggest winners in the HB 509 open-records saga. But who was the biggest loser?
All who fought to protect our open records laws should celebrate our shared victory. But then, we should work together to get ready for the next attack.
Lawmakers who know so little about the requirements of the open records law, much less it’s necessity and value — or who are willing to justify needless and destructive revision of the law with false claims and misrepresentations — cannot be entrusted with the future of the law.
Has the latest attack on open records died? Or will it rise from its grave in the last two days of the session?
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.
