open records Archives

Opinion – Amye Bensenhaver: Can Governor, Auditor come to agreement for public good?

July 27, 2024July 26, 20240

Gov. Andy Beshear and Auditor of Public Accounts Allison Ball squared off earlier this month in a legal dispute over the auditor’s…

June 10, 2024June 10, 20240

By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern The Kentucky Supreme Court has agreed to hear oral arguments in a case that could…

May 1, 20240

As the ink dries on the last bills from the 2024 legislative session to be signed into law or vetoed,…

April 17, 20240

In responses ranging from disinterested to comatose, Republican leadership registered little concern about the demise of HB 509 Monday night….

March 11, 2024March 10, 20241

Appropriately, the sun is shining brightly in Kentucky on the first day of Sunshine Week 2024, the nation’s annual celebration…

October 26, 2020October 25, 20200

“Kentucky Kernel editor-in-chief and reporter William Wright appeals the University of Kentucky’s denial of his request ‘to obtain copies of…

June 4, 2019June 3, 20190

With very little fanfare, the open records law recently claimed another victory in the Fayette Circuit Court. On April 25,…

January 13, 2019January 13, 20190

A bedrock principle of the open records law has recently come under fire. BR 821, pre-filed by Danny Carroll (R-Paducah),…

August 16, 2017August 15, 20170

One could only hope Chief Justice John D. Minton was sincere when he said “transparency and accountability are bedrock principles…

January 24, 2017January 24, 20170

Judge Thomas Clark, Fayette Circuit Court 8th Division, has set aside Attorney General Andy Beshear’s ruling in a case involving…