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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

News Alert: Bluegrass Institute Center for Open Government asks court to affirm public access to lawmakers’ meetings

Bluegrass Institute, Center for Open Govern..., UncategorizedJim WatersMarch 23, 2018appeal to the attorney general, appeal to the courts, House of Representatives v- BIPPS, Open meetings, open recordsComment

Correction: U of L board observed open meetings requirements

Center for Open Govern...Jim WatersMarch 20, 2018Correction, Open meetings, UofL Board of TrusteesComment

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

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

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

Kentucky House of Representatives v. Bluegrass Institute

Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersDecember 28, 2017appeal to the attorney general, appeal to the courts, Bluegrass Institute, Center for Open Government, House of Representatives v- BIPPS, Open meetings, open recordsComment

UofL's sloppy open meetings practices expose it to the risk of successful legal challenge by its former basketball coach (and others)

Center for Open Govern...Jim WatersDecember 10, 2017Bluegrass Institute, Center for Open Government, Closed session, Open meetings, video teleconference, voidable actionsComment

Bluegrass Beacon: Christmas coal, meet government grinches

Bluegrass Beacon, Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersDecember 8, 2017Christopher Kennedy, Clean coal, Clean Power Plan, EPA Admin Scott Pruitt, EPA regulations, Finance Cabinet Built to Suit committee, Open meetings, P3 projects, State JournalComment

You pay when the government fights to keep its secrets

Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersDecember 5, 2017attorneys' fees, Bluegrass Institute, Center for Open Government, costs, Open meetings, open records, penalties, vexatious litigation Comment

Opening closed doors: why we appealed the House's illegal meeting

Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersNovember 11, 2017Bluegrass Institute, Caucus meetings, Center for Open Government, House of Representatives, Open meetingsComment

Basking in the sunlight of last week's open records and open meetings victories

Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersNovember 7, 2017Bluegrass Institute, Board of Medical Licensure, Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Center for Open Government, House of Representatives, Kentucky State Police, KRS 61-870(1)(h), KRS 61-878(1)(h), Open meetings, open records, Utility Management GroupComment

Attorney general rules no foul in UofL open meetings challenge, but the public's right to know is penalized

Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersOctober 31, 2017Bluegrass Institute, Center for Open Government, Open meetings, Series of less than quorum meetings, University of LouisvilleComment

Unringing the bell: why open meetings remedies are often unsatisfactory

Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersOctober 16, 2017Bluegrass Institute, Center for Open Government, Jefferson County Board of Education, Open meetings, penalties, voiding actionComment

Government by secret committee: a clear abuse of the public's right to know

Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersOctober 12, 2017Bluegrass Institute, Capital Plaza redevelopment, Center for Open Government, Committee meetings, definition of public agency, Open meetingsComment