Union voted Monday night to provide separate phones to elected officials in the wake of a recent opinion from the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office that the city had violated the Kentucky Open Records Act. This will allow the commissioners to centralize all communications related to city business, rather than mixing their official communications with personal […]
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Kentucky AG: Union violated law allowing access to public records
The Kentucky Attorney General’s Office has issued an opinion stating the City of Union “violated the Open Records Act,” which guarantees public access to government records (with some exceptions), in spite of the city’s insistence to the contrary. Specifically, the AG’s office contends the city failed to 1) respond to a request within five business […]
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Op-ed: Statement on behalf of the Kentucky Press Association in opposition to SB 62
Written by KPA general counsel Jon Fleischaker and Michael Abate. SB 62 is an unconstitutional proposal that goes well beyond its drafter’s stated purpose. The bill’s ill-advised, overbroad provisions unconstitutionally restrict the public’s First Amendment right to access court proceedings and will burden Kentucky’s courts with frivolous lawsuits. If passed, SB 62 will—for the first […]
