Open records bill shielding lawmakers wins final passage
BRUCE SCHREINER, Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) Kentucky lawmakers finished work Friday on a bill seen by critics as weakening open records protections by taking steps aimed at removing the right to pursue a court appeal when denied access to legislative records.
Soon after the bill won 70-26 final passage in the Republican-dominated House, an open records advocacy group said it would urge Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear to veto the legislation.
When asked to comment on the bill after the House vote, Beshear spokeswoman Crystal Staley said the governor wants to see “more transparency in government, not less.”