Open records appeal: Is the governor’s house following COVID-19 dictates forced on all other Ky. homes? Transparency and Accou...April 29, 2020appeals, COVID-19, Governor's mansion, open records
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
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
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
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
A state secret or a secret from the state: technology as an obstacle to the public's right to know Bluegrass Institute, Center for Open Govern..., Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersFebruary 5, 2018emerging technology, Missouri initiatives, open recordsComment
Law firm's investigation of Jurich may remain forever secret. Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersFebruary 1, 2018attorney client privilege, Bluegrass Institute, Center for Investigative Reporting, open records, Tom Jurich, University of LouisvilleComment
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
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
Text-deleting app brings open government to the edge of the transparency abyss Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersDecember 10, 2017Bluegrass Institute, Center for Open Government, open records, public discussions on private devices, tampering with public records, text-deleting appComment
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
Rejecting or respecting the public's right to know: the KRS pension report versus the House sexual harassment report Transparency and Accou..., UncategorizedJim WatersDecember 3, 2017Bluegrass Institute, Center for Open Government, open records, pension report, post-decisional reports, predecisional reports, sexual harassment reportComment
The "cost" of access: when agencies frustrate the public's right to know by charging excessive fees Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersNovember 22, 2017Bluegrass Institute, Center for Open Government, excessive copying fees, open records, subverting intent of open records actComment
