Officials can hide texts, emails on private devices from records requests, state Supreme Court rules
The end of Kentucky’s Open Records Act?
Transparency
Most states don’t disclose which companies get data center incentives, report finds
Kentucky is one of the states without disclosure of deals – some of which could be costing the state millions of dollars in tax revenue
Kentucky Lantern appeals UK’s denial of records former faculty leader had sought
Abate: “What is the University trying so hard to hide?”
Transparency on the line, SCOKY told in case involving public officials’ texts
Doing government business on private devices – and open records
Voters oppose Trump’s military deployment in Washington, D.C.
They believe he’s doing it to distract from other things, and to show his authoritarian power.
JCPS tries to hide from open records requests – and gets burned
How hard can this be – really?
Secrecy, eminent domain, and the erosion of public trust in Kentucky
Our elected officials are hiding things from us ... important things
Government working to be the least transparent possible
When it comes to choosing between secrecy and openness, these agencies chose to be as secret as possible
Government secrecy starts in Washington and ends up in Frankfort
And we know which party is determined hide what they’re doing.
KY lawmakers display an alarming misunderstanding of police, transparency
Change to open records law for law enforcement will likely harm, more than protect, the public
House Dem leaders call out lack of legislative transparency by Republicans
And believe it or not, it’s actually worse this year.
KY Open Govt Coalition statement on HB 520
The bill supposedly “clarifies” open records around law enforcement records – but actually damages the open records law itself
Once again, Repubs go after open records
A change of one word opens the door, once again, to hiding every record in an open criminal investigation
Three open-records issues as a result of a misleading headline
If we value our access to what our government is doing, we need to pay attention to these ongoing concerns.
