Opinion – Amye Bensenhaver: Can Governor, Auditor come to agreement for public good?
Gov. Andy Beshear and Auditor of Public Accounts Allison Ball squared off earlier this month in a legal dispute over the auditor’s…
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Opinion – Amye Bensenhaver: WKU open meetings controversy easily resolved — read statute
In the midst of an open meetings controversy at Western Kentucky University involving an illegal series of less than quorum…
Opinion – Amye Bensenhaver: Transparency should be rule in KY penshioners challenge to hedge funds
The details are still a bit sketchy, but it is clear that attorneys representing the parties in Kentucky’s pension litigation…
Opinion – Amye Bensenhaver: After legislature, a reminder of importance of state’s open records laws
As the ink dries on the last bills from the 2024 legislative session to be signed into law or vetoed,…
Opinion – Amye Bensenhaver: Savor the moment but stay alert — as HB 509 died quiet death in legislature
In responses ranging from disinterested to comatose, Republican leadership registered little concern about the demise of HB 509 Monday night….
Opinion – Amye Bensenhaver: Nearly 50 years of open records law dismantled in a matter of minutes
Approximately nine minutes. That was the duration of the March 12 floor debate in the House of Representatives on House…
Opinion – Amye Bensenhaver: FERPA wall keeps secret a school board’s ‘investigation’ of counselor
I questioned the Anderson County Board of Education’s refusal to disclose the investigative report into widely publicized accusations leveled against…
Amye Bensenhaver: When it comes to an open legislature, Kentucky leads in the race to the bottom
Mississippians last week continued to lament the Mississippi Ethics Commission’s recent opinion that the state legislature is not subject to…
Commentary: Cameron’s decision regarding public officials’ private devices sets dangerous precedent
By Amye Bensenhaver and Scott Horn Special to NKyTribune Daniel Cameron has given the green light for public officials to…
Amye Bensenhaver: In UK vs. Kernel, just ask: Whose privacy is being protected?
“Kentucky Kernel editor-in-chief and reporter William Wright appeals the University of Kentucky’s denial of his request ‘to obtain copies of…
Amye Bensenhaver: Recent Fayette Circuit Court decision another major victory for open records law
With very little fanfare, the open records law recently claimed another victory in the Fayette Circuit Court. On April 25,…
Amye Bensenhaver: Open meetings law is clear, specific on when closed sessions are permitted
On January 27, the Utah Standard-Examiner reported that the prospects for a bill authorizing public agency officials to conduct closed…
Analysis: What determines a ‘public record’? The nature, purpose of document, not where it is kept
By Amye Bensenhaver Special to NKyTribune On January 15, Attorney General Andy Beshear moved closer to overruling a heavily criticized…
Amye Bensenhaver: Some things shouldn’t change; ‘selective disclosure’ does not apply to open records
A bedrock principle of the open records law has recently come under fire. BR 821, pre-filed by Danny Carroll (R-Paducah),…