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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Legislature sends Beshear bill to allow superintendents to be evaluated in secret

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Only Gov. Steve Beshear stands between the law books and legislation that would allow Kentucky school boards to evaluate superintendents in ...
Friday, March 26, 2010

Good government measure finally moves ahead

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A dispute between the two houses of the Kentucky General Assembly apparently has been settled, paving the way for passage of legislation tha...
Thursday, March 25, 2010

Bill would allow school boards to evaluate superintendents in closed meetings

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School boards could evaluate superintendents behind closed doors, under a bill the Kentucky House approved today 67-29. Senate Bill 178 amen...

Applications for business licenses ruled public

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The state Court of Appeals has ruled that the Kenton County Fiscal Court violated the Open Records Act when it denied a records request from...
Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Butler County appeals open-meetings decision

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The Butler County Fiscal Court has voted to appeal an open-meetings decision of the attorney general to Butler Circuit Court, according to ...
Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Louisville SPJ hosting session on freedom-of-information issues; register by March 10

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The Louisville Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is hosting a half-day session on the Freedom of Information A...
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Thursday, February 25, 2010

Senate commttee requires transparency in use of Governor's mansion, aircraft

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A state senate committee has moved to transform into law an executive order issued by Gov. Steve Beshear two years ago requiring more transp...

Committee OKs bill for openness in family courts

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UPDATE, March 1: The full House passed the bill but its prospects in the Senate are unclear. A Kentucky House committee has passed a bill th...
Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Louisville Freedom-of-information session March 13

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Do you want to add more depth to your stories by obtaining copies of government records, but you aren’t sure how to get them or what records...
Friday, February 19, 2010

Bill to open child-abuse death records turned into one for a study that wouldn't be done until 2012

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The sponsor of a state House bill that would have required the release of records on children who die from abuse or neglect has amended his ...
Sunday, February 7, 2010

Senate passes bills to open legislative finances, associations of local governments

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The Kentucky Senate last week passed without dissent two bills that would make the actions of state government and associations of local gov...
Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Mt. Vernon officials violated open meetings law

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The Mt. Vernon City Council and Mayor Clarice Kirby violated Kentucky's open meetings law , according to a ruling from the office of ...
Monday, January 25, 2010

Mississippi journalists fight government secrecy

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The Rural Blog reports that the Mississippi Press Association, The Associated Press and the state's freedom-of-information center are t...
Friday, January 22, 2010

AP chief says journalism includes using open-government laws and fighting for better ones

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Using freedom-of-information laws and fighting for stronger ones is "journalism by other means" and should be an essential functio...
Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Attorney general approves Hopkinsville council's vague motion for 'appropriate legal action'

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The Hopkinsville City Council was justified in deliberately leaving vague its motion to take action after a closed discussion because the ma...
Sunday, January 10, 2010

Hopkinsville appeals attorney general's decision, fights to keep certain police records secret

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The city of Hopkinsville has appealed an attorney general's decision that city officials should give the Kentucky New Era with certain ...
Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Foundation gives $2 million for open-records battles

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Battles for freedom of information often stop for lack of financial ammunition. Now help may be available, thanks to a three-year, $2 millio...
Monday, January 4, 2010

Paper entitled to records on county loan to rival, or a better reason why kept secret, AG says

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The McCreary County Fiscal Court and the county Industrial Development Authority need to give one of the county's newspapers records re...
Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Senator reintroduces bill on 911 calls

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A Northern Kentucky state senator has reintroduced a bill for the upcoming legislative session to prohibit the broadcast of 911 recordings. ...
Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Kentucky court system spending data now on searchable state Web site; salary data later

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Kentucky courts recently joined the "e-Transparency initiative" launched by the executive branch of state government this year. Ju...