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Transparency critical with 'yooge' amounts of federal dollars flowing into Ky

Transparency and Accou..., PensionsApril 20, 2020Center for Open Government, COVID-19 spending, education spending, Federal grants

Bluegrass Beacon: Intimidated conservatives lose focus

Bluegrass Beacon, Reduce Government Spen..., Taxes, PensionsJim WatersApril 29, 20182018 General Assembly, Center for Open Government, charter schools, education spending, Public pension spending, Socialist Party flag, Spending increases, Tax increases, Vetoes Comment

2018 revision to Open Meetings Law: A misstep in the right direction

Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersApril 21, 20182018 amendment, Bluegrass Institute, Center for Open Government, Open meetings, remote participation, video teleconferencingComment

Kentucky Board of Education's special meeting raises serious open meetings questions

Transparency and Accou..., UncategorizedJim WatersApril 19, 2018Bluegrass Institute, Center for Open Government, Closed session, Kentucky Board of Education, Open meetings, personnel exceptionComment

Postscript: HB 302 passes by a vote of 48-39

Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersApril 16, 2018Bluegrass Institute, Center for Open Government, HB 302, KDLA, Open meetings, open records, records managementComment

A final word on HB 302: Why we must remain vigilant

Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersApril 11, 2018Bluegrass Institute, Center for Open Government, HB 302, Open meetings, open records, remaining vigilantComment

What a difference a day makes: HB 302 removed from consent calendar

Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersMarch 23, 2018"public record", Bluegrass Institute, Center for Open Government, HB 302, open recordsComment

The truth about HB 302:a very real and imminent threat to the public's right to know

Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersMarch 21, 2018Bluegrass Institute, Center for Open Government, HB 302, open records, Redefine public record Comment

A fitting climax to Sunshine Week: Revenue v. Sommer

Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersMarch 17, 2018Bluegrass Institute, Center for Open Government, open records, Revenue v- Sommer, Sunshine Week, taxpayer protestsComment

Open Meetings Q and A: Enforcing your right to know

Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersMarch 16, 2018Bluegrass Institute, Center for Open Government, Open Meetings Q and A, part 2, Sunshine Week Comment

Open Meetings Q and A: How to open closed doors

Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersMarch 15, 2018Bluegrass Institute, Center for Open Government, Open Meetings Act, Part 1, Sunshine WeekComment

Open records Q and A: What to expect from a public agency

Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersMarch 14, 2018Bluegrass Institute, Center for Open Government, Open Records Q and A, part 2, Sunshine WeekComment

Open records Q and A: Understanding the law and how to use it

Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersMarch 13, 2018Bluegrass Institute, Center for Open Government, Open Records Q and A, Sunshine WeekComment

Curing the winter doldrums: a week-long celebration of sunshine

Transparency and Accou..., UncategorizedJim WatersMarch 11, 2018Bluegrass Institute, Center for Open Government, Open meetings, open records, Sunshine WeekComment

Public protection, professional licensee misconduct, and private admonishments: why we opposed HB 465, Section 11

Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersMarch 6, 2018Bluegrass Institute, Center for Open Government, HB 465, private admonishment, Professional licensure boardsComment

State Journal files counterclaim against Finance Cabinet in Franklin Circuit Court action

Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersJanuary 30, 2018Bluegrass Institute, Built-to-Suit selection committee, Center for Open Government, counterclaim, Finance and Administration Cabinet, Open meetings, open records, State Journal, subversion of intent of open records actComment

Attorneys profit from agency disfunction and the public foots the bill

Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersJanuary 28, 2018attorney client privilege, Bluegrass Institute, Center for Open Government, Frankfort Board of Commissioners, Frankfort Electric and Water Plant Board, KyMEA, Open meetings, open records Comment

When transparency becomes an inconvenience, legislate!

Transparency and Accou..., UncategorizedJim WatersJanuary 22, 201817-OMD-207, Bluegrass Institute, Center for Open Government, Franklin Circuit Court, HB 216, Open meetings, open recordsComment

'The Post': A reminder of the importance of the courts in defending the public's right to know

Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersJanuary 13, 2018administrative enforcement, Bluegrass Institute, Center for Open Government, judicial enforcement, open records, proprietary information Comment

2017 in review: the top ten Kentucky open meetings and records stories of the past year

Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersJanuary 1, 20182017, Bluegrass Institute, Center for Open Government, Open meetings, open records, top ten storiesComment