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State lawmakers don t need to finagle with Open Records Law

Jeff Neal This is an era where the public s trust of elected officials — no matter where they sit on the political spectrum — is at an all-time low. So why do Kentucky lawmakers seem primed to weaken the Commonwealth s Open Records Law? Lawmakers in the Kentucky House voted 71-27 last Friday to advance a bill that imposes a residency requirement on open records requests and gives lawmakers the ability to deny requests without the option of appeal. It now heads to the Senate for a committee hearing. The four men who represent portions of Pulaski County — Republicans Shane Baker, David Meade, Ken Upchurch and Josh Branscum — all voted in favor of House Bill 312.

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