Legislation

Declassified memo describing debating reputational damage related to disclosure of water boarding records

Classified documents in the news: Does Kentucky law have an equivalent?

Amye Bensenhaver

Oct 2, 2022

Editorial cartoon from The State Journal depicting a closed door and the preferred darkness at Kentucky’s General Assembly (by permission of The State Journal).

What remains of public access to legislative record after 2021 adoption of “legislative exemption?”

Amye Bensenhaver

Sep 24, 2022

First page of two recently issued open records decisions issued by the Kentucky Attorney General

Lessons for the public and public agencies learned from recent open records decisions

Amye Bensenhaver

Aug 8, 2022

Letter from National Archives to US Secret Service inquiring about improper destruction of text messages

National Archives’ inquiry about improper destruction of Secret Service text messages parallels Kentucky law

Amye Bensenhaver

Jul 19, 2022

New laws leave open government in Kentucky bruised but not beaten

Amye Bensenhaver

Jul 16, 2022

Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s Facebook announcement of release of open records/meetings guide

Educate or obfuscate: Cameron’s 2022 guide to open meetings and records laws contains multiple inconsistencies and omissions

Amye Bensenhaver

Jun 28, 2022

Kentucky senators defeat gubernatorial nominations for state commissions sans accountability

A recurring theme: Public servants evade accountability by hook or by crook

Amye Bensenhaver

Jun 27, 2022

Neither an “Emmett Till moment” nor a “Uvalde moment” in Kentucky where state law prohibits disclosure of “gruesome” photographs

Amye Bensenhaver

Jun 10, 2022

SEC identifies transparency as an ongoing problem with NIL

Amye Bensenhaver

Jun 10, 2022

Graphic depicting people expressing their opinions

To speak, or not to speak: that is the question.

Amye Bensenhaver

May 23, 2022

Feuding open records residency requirements spawn a war between the states for public records

Amye Bensenhaver

May 16, 2022

Accountability prevails as Governor Beshear vetos HB 344

Amye Bensenhaver

Apr 25, 2022

Kentucky League of Cities lobbying pays off — at the public’s expense

Amye Bensenhaver

Apr 22, 2022

A 2021 editorial cartoon from The Frankfort State Journal

Legislative quick takes from the 2022 Regular Session

Amye Bensenhaver

Apr 19, 2022

The final minutes of the 2022 Regular Session of the General Assembly

Legislative takeaways from the 2022 Regular Session

Amye Bensenhaver

Apr 15, 2022

Passage of HB 222–a Kentucky anti-SLAPP law

Passage of an anti-SLAPP law in Kentucky promotes open government

Amye Bensenhaver

Apr 14, 2022

Coalition opposition to HB 453 recognized in recent Murray Ledger & Times report

Not all open government advocates agree on long term consequences of half-baked bill codifying “virtual” meetings

Amye Bensenhaver

Apr 7, 2022

Secrecy equals bad government: another legislative session conducted behind closed doors

Amye Bensenhaver

Apr 2, 2022

Legislative loose ends — current status of bills impacting open government

Amye Bensenhaver

Mar 31, 2022

A late night tweet from WDRB’s Marcus Green confirms our suspicions

No news is good news on Day 58 of the 2022 Legislative Session

Amye Bensenhaver

Mar 31, 2022

Coalition Blog - Legislation

Classified documents in the news: Does Kentucky law have an equivalent?

What remains of public access to legislative record after 2021 adoption of “legislative exemption?”

Lessons for the public and public agencies learned from recent open records decisions

National Archives’ inquiry about improper destruction of Secret Service text messages parallels Kentucky law

New laws leave open government in Kentucky bruised but not beaten

Educate or obfuscate: Cameron’s 2022 guide to open meetings and records laws contains multiple inconsistencies and omissions

A recurring theme: Public servants evade accountability by hook or by crook

Neither an “Emmett Till moment” nor a “Uvalde moment” in Kentucky where state law prohibits disclosure of “gruesome” photographs

SEC identifies transparency as an ongoing problem with NIL

To speak, or not to speak: that is the question.

Feuding open records residency requirements spawn a war between the states for public records

Accountability prevails as Governor Beshear vetos HB 344

Kentucky League of Cities lobbying pays off — at the public’s expense

Legislative quick takes from the 2022 Regular Session

Legislative takeaways from the 2022 Regular Session

Passage of an anti-SLAPP law in Kentucky promotes open government

Not all open government advocates agree on long term consequences of half-baked bill codifying “virtual” meetings

Secrecy equals bad government: another legislative session conducted behind closed doors

Legislative loose ends — current status of bills impacting open government

No news is good news on Day 58 of the 2022 Legislative Session

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