"Legal experts say bill would 'destroy' Kentucky Open Records Act, violate First Amendment."

Respectfully, this may be one the Courier Journal should lower the paywall on. It dramatically impacts every member of the public—not just subscribers.

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/ky-general-assembly…

"Open records attorneys Jon Fleischaker and Michael Abate said the version of the bill filed amounts to 'an extraordinarily extreme state secrets bill,' which would criminalize any newspaper or government agency posting the name of elected officials like Attorney General Daniel Cameron or even Gov. Andy Beshear, who was formerly attorney general."

Our take on the bill — which requires considerably more than the "tweaking" Rep. Blanton concedes that it needs.

https://www.facebook.com/kyopengovernment/posts/826829887863735