Legislation

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

Kentucky Supreme Court opinion presages passage of Kentucky anti-SLAPP law

Amye Bensenhaver

Mar 28, 2022

HB 453, an act relating to open meetings, becomes law

Amye Bensenhaver

Mar 27, 2022

Sponsor and critic square off in Judiciary Committee debate over SB 63

House Judiciary advances SB 63 following heated debate

Amye Bensenhaver

Mar 24, 2022

Senator Max Wise carries HB 453 in the Senate

HB 453, amending the open meetings law, sails through the Senate — rough waters ahead

Amye Bensenhaver

Mar 23, 2022

HB 222 —Kentucky’s long overdue anti-SLAPP bill clears Senate committee

Amye Bensenhaver

Mar 17, 2022

Irreconcilable differences: Senate Bills 135 and 63

Amye Bensenhaver

Mar 16, 2022

Bluegrass Politics tweets at ceremonial signing

Kentucky NIL bill signed into law: Questions remain about secrecy surrounding university discharge of newly assigned statutory duties

Amye Bensenhaver

Mar 9, 2022

Senate State and Local Government Committee will hear HB 453 at noon on March 9

Amye Bensenhaver

Mar 8, 2022

What was good enough for ancient Greece is good enough for Kentucky

Amye Bensenhaver

Mar 8, 2022

Legislative emails with constituents recently posted on Facebook

Kentucky Senate inadvertently reveals the actual rationale for statutory secrecy

Amye Bensenhaver

Mar 1, 2022

Coalition Blog - Legislation

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

Kentucky Supreme Court opinion presages passage of Kentucky anti-SLAPP law

HB 453, an act relating to open meetings, becomes law

House Judiciary advances SB 63 following heated debate

HB 453, amending the open meetings law, sails through the Senate — rough waters ahead

HB 222 —Kentucky’s long overdue anti-SLAPP bill clears Senate committee

Irreconcilable differences: Senate Bills 135 and 63

Kentucky NIL bill signed into law: Questions remain about secrecy surrounding university discharge of newly assigned statutory duties

Senate State and Local Government Committee will hear HB 453 at noon on March 9

What was good enough for ancient Greece is good enough for Kentucky

Kentucky Senate inadvertently reveals the actual rationale for statutory secrecy

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