Opinion – Amye Bensenhaver: As we celebrate Sunshine week 2024, all is not bright in Kentucky
Appropriately, the sun is shining brightly in Kentucky on the first day of Sunshine Week 2024, the nation’s annual celebration…
open government
Read More
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…
Amye Bensenhaver: What would ‘open government’ look like if Daniel Cameron is elected governor?
What would a Daniel Cameron gubernatorial administration look like through the lens of Kentucky’s open government laws? In a word:…
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…
Amye Bensenhaver: Shepherd’s victory in Franklin Circuit Court race a win for open government in KY
Judge Phillip Shepherd’s victory secures the future of open government in Franklin Circuit Court for the next eight years. The…
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: 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…
Commentary: It’s Sunshine Week. Support public’s right to know; government is public’s business
By Amye Besenhaver and Jennifer Brown Kentucky Open Government Coalition March 15 through 21 has been designated Sunshine Week 2020….
Amye Bensenhaver: Here’s the brief version of the top ten open government stories of 2019
And now, the Reader’s Digest version of the top ten open government stories of 2019: 1. The release of the…
Amye Bensenhaver: KY Supreme Court strikes blow for open government; courts are arbiter of access
In what may be the single most important victory for open government in recent memory, the Kentucky Supreme Court issued…
Amye Bensenhaver: The sunlight fades in Kentucky; open government takes and needs constant vigilance
In an era when virtually every public official gives lip service to the importance of transparency and accountability, what is…
Amye Bensenhaver: The year in review — open government defeats and victories in 2018
From a failed legislative attempt to undermine the open records law by redefining “public record” to exclude public officials’ communications…