A new version of a controversial bill to revise the state s open records law shot through a Senate committee in 20 minutes Wednesday, despite unanswered questions from one lawmaker about how it shields records of legislators from disclosure.
Sen. Adrienne Southworth, R-Lawrenceburg, voted no on House Bill 312 after Sen. Robby Mills, chairman of the Senate State and Local Government Committee, cut off discussion, citing a tight schedule. That s really actually upsetting, that we re the legislature and we can t talk about legislative records, Southworth said.
Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Taylor Mill, voted for the bill but also expressed reservations about the section involving records of lawmakers, commenting: I m a little bit worried about the legislative piece.
On Kentucky Politics newsletter: Rand Paul airs grievances, mayor and council held secret calls Morgan Watkins, Louisville Courier Journal
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A few days before Christmas, Congress rushed to pass a massive, 5,000-plus-page bill that included a $900 billion coronavirus relief package and U.S. Sen. Rand Paul loudly aired his grievances about that.
Meanwhile, The Courier Journal revealed a state senator who has been a key advocate for crime victims actually requested clemency from former Gov. Matt Bevin for a convicted man who sexually assaulted and almost killed a teenage boy.
On Kentucky Politics newsletter: Rand Paul airs grievances, mayor and council held secret calls Morgan Watkins, Louisville Courier Journal
This is an online version of On Kentucky Politics. To receive this newsletter in your inbox each week, you can sign up here.
A few days before Christmas, Congress rushed to pass a massive, 5,000-plus-page bill that included a $900 billion coronavirus relief package and U.S. Sen. Rand Paul loudly aired his grievances about that.
Meanwhile, The Courier Journal revealed a state senator who has been a key advocate for crime victims actually requested clemency from former Gov. Matt Bevin for a convicted man who sexually assaulted and almost killed a teenage boy.