Jeff Neal
This is an era where the public s trust of elected officials â no matter where they sit on the political spectrum â 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 â Republicans Shane Baker, David Meade, Ken Upchurch and Josh Branscum â all voted in favor of House Bill 312.
Opinion: Bill to weaken Kentucky Open Records Act needs more scrutiny HB 312 would make leaders of the General Assembly the sole judges of what legislative records could be released to the public. It passed in the Kentucky House on Friday. Reps. Walker Thomas, Myron Dossett and Lynn Bechler, whose districts include parts of Christian County, all voted for the bill. by Bluegrass Chapter of Society of Professional Journalists 2:04 pm, March 1, 2021
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A bill moving quickly through the Kentucky General Assembly would weaken the state Open Records Act, and Kentuckians need to know more about it, the board of the Society of Professional Journalists’ Bluegrass Chapter said today.