Opinion – Amye Bensenhaver: KY Lawmakers display alarming misunderstanding of police, transparency
There’s a picture that apparently exists in the minds of the majority of Kentucky lawmakers. It’s a picture of a…
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Scott Horn of Open Government Coalition honored for service to First Amendment by UK journalism school
Staff report The University of Kentucky Scripps Howard First Amendment Center awarded the ’24 James Madison Award to Scott Horn,…
Kentucky Supreme Court to hear open records case involving KY Department of Fish and Wildlife
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern The Kentucky Supreme Court has agreed to hear oral arguments in a case that could…
Kentucky Open Government Coalition counts down top open government stories of 2023
By Amye Bensenhaver Kentucky Open Government Coalition The Kentucky Open Government Coalition has once again compiled a list of the…
Court of Appeals rules texts on personal phones about public business can be public record
By McKenna Horsely Kentucky Lantern The Kentucky Court of Appeals issued an opinion Friday that says messages on personal cell…
Amye Bensenhaver: Attorney General’s disdain for transparency a preview of possible governorship
In a week that witnessed the state’s print media question the importance of a HuffPost article focusing on the Kentucky…
Kentucky Open Government Coalition’s final five of its Top Ten Open Government Stories for 2022
The Kentucky Open Government Coalition’s Top Ten Open Government Stories for 2022 begins with reports that underscore the fact, long…
Amye Bensenhaver: Open Government Coalition’s Top Five (of Ten) Government stories of 2022
In 2022, we were reminded of the critical role of the courts in securing the rights guaranteed under Kentucky’s open…
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…
Analysis: Public records and their destruction is yet another subterfuge to avoid accountability
By Amye Besenhaver Kentucky Open Government Coalition Mirroring controversies at the national level, illegal destruction of public records is now…
Amye Bensenhaver: Kentucky Public Pension Authority ignores ‘culture of secrecy,’ public’s rights
It didn’t take long for the Kentucky Public Pension Authority to respond to the followup open records request and open…
Amye Bensenhaver: A disconcerting look at open government on the 50th anniversary of Watergate
As the nation reflects on the fiftieth anniversary of Watergate, Kentuckians should pause to consider one of its least heralded…
Amye Bensenhaver: As AG, Cameron is danger to public’s right to know, would be worse as Governor
While there is no Kentucky Attorney General who is — or was — deserving of consistently high grades for dispassionately…
Amye Bensenhaver: Legislative session a draw, open meetings law setback, open records law unscathed
Let’s call 2022’s legislative session a wash for open government. The open meetings law suffered a setback, but the open…
Constance Alexander: Three little words are crushing America’s news literacy, clouding fact and fiction
At the beginning of every semester, Leigh Wright, associate professor of journalism at Murray State University, asks her students where…
Amye Bensenhaver: Expecting disaster, House greets public with unwelcome news — rules limiting debate
What to expect when you are expecting disaster? The House majority greeted Kentuckians with unwelcomed news even before the 2022…
Amye Bensenhaver: A disturbing report on status of ’21 Open Government; perhaps ’22 is less unkind
Second of two parts The Kentucky Open Government Coalition has once again compiled its list of the Top Ten Open…
Amye Bensenhaver: First ‘Giblet Awards’ go to attempts to keep public’s business from public eyes
In an unapologetic nod to Courier Journal columnist Joe Gerth, the Kentucky Open Government Coalition presents its first annual Giblet…
Analysis: Official’s messages on private devices about public business are public record
By Amye Bensenhaver Kentucky Open Government Coalition Last week Attorney General Daniel Cameron issued a third open records decision determining…
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…
Scott Horn: State’s property valuation administrators earning big bucks on the sale of public records
Property Valuation Administrators are earning big bucks selling public records back to the public. In the current fiscal year, they…
Jim Waters: Protect journalists, activists from vindictive lawsuits; then there are also public records
It’s one thing for government agencies to deny open records requests from the press or public. It’s quite another for…
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