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Outcry from transparency advocates, support from government mounts for open records overhaul

The House Speaker has claimed Gov. Andy Beshear supports it; the governor has refused to answer the question directly ....

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Opponents say an open records bill would 'rip the heart out' of Kentucky's transparency law | In-depth

The lead sponsor of the GOP-backed legislation says there won t be any changes to what documents citizens can now get under the state s right-to-know statute. ....

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GUEST COLUMN: Anti-Transparency Bill Must Be Stopped

Editor’s note: Jon Fleischaker and Michael Abate are media law and First Amendment experts who serve as General Counsel to the Kentucky Press Association. They practice at the law firm of Kaplan Johnson Abate & Bird LLP, where they regularly litigate Open Records and First Amendment disputes across the Commonwealth. Fleischaker was among the original. ....

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Bill would 'rip the heart out of' KY's open records law, First Amendment advocates say

Open records legal expert: “It’s easily the most anti-transparency piece of legislation that I’ve seen advanced in the state in the last 10 years.” ....

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GUEST COLUMN: Kentucky appeals court rejects gravest threat yet to the open records law

Open government advocates are inclined to rhapsodize about every judicial victory that advances the cause of public agency accountability and defeats government secrecy. ....

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