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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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The Kentucky Senate passed a bill Friday to block the release of personal information about judges, prosecutors, police officers and other officials, who could sue over the disclosure of those details.
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Critics say Senate Bill 48, which now heads to Gov. Andy Beshear’s desk, will create untold problems for public agencies that could have to strike details related to police officers, judges and prosecutors from public documents.
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Gov. Andy Beshear had vetoed House Bill 312, a measure he said 'defeats the entire purpose of the Kentucky Open Records Act.'
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The new version of House Bill 312 eases some proposed restrictions to the Kentucky Open Records Act, but an open government advocate says concerns remain.
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Supporters of House Bill 312 say changes to the transparency law will ease the burden on local agencies, which sometimes deal with out-of-state open records requests.
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A new law’s intentions were to make government transparency easier. That’s not what is happening.
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Kentucky's attorney general ruled the records must be released, but a state police attorney calls that decision 'erroneous.'