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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

Bluegrass Institute statement regarding House Bill 216

Center for Open Govern..., Transparency and Accou..., Open MeetingsJim WatersMarch 8, 20182018 General Assembly, Built-to-Suit selection committee, Finance and Administration Cabinet, HB 216, House State Government Committee, Legislative Testimony Comment

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

News release: State House rejects attorney general’s ruling it violated open-meetings law, files suit against Bluegrass Institute

Center for Open Govern..., Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersDecember 26, 2017Aug- 29 meeting, House v BIPPS, Kentucky Open Meetings Act, Rep- Jim WayneComment

Bluegrass Beacon: Stay the course despite the scandal

Bluegrass Beacon, Center for Open Govern...Jim WatersDecember 10, 2017Center for Open Government, Ky House of Representatives, Open Meetings Act, pension crisis, Sex harassment scandal Comment

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

In the media: Coverage of Bluegrass Institute's open-meetings win

Center for Open Govern..., Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersNovember 7, 2017Amye Bensenhaver, Attorney General Open Meetings Decision, Central Kentucky Tea Party, House of RepresentativesComment

News Release: AG supports Center for Open Government’s claim that House’s secret meeting violated Open Meetings Act

Center for Open Govern..., Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersNovember 6, 2017Attorney General opinion, Caucus meetings, House of Representatives, Open Meetings Act, Public Pension ReformComment

Bluegrass Beacon: Legislators boost, judge busts liberty

Center for Open Govern..., Legal, Taxes, Transparency and Accou..., PensionsJim WatersSeptember 10, 2017Amish farmer Sam Girod, Eric Conn, FDA overregulation, Federal Judge Danny Reeves, JCPS Board open meetings case, Public Pension Reform, Tax refComment

Bluegrass Institute News Release: Center for Open Government scores victory in JCPS open meetings appeal

Center for Open Govern...Jim WatersAugust 16, 2017Assistant Attorney General James Herrick, JCPS Board open meetings case, Kentucky Attorney GeneralComment

Secret Ballots: The Ultimate Affront to Open Government

Bluegrass Institute, Center for Open Govern..., Transparency and Accou..., Secret Ballots, Training Requirements, Preamble, Open MeetingsJim WatersJuly 31, 2017Bluegrass Institute, Center for Open Government, Open meetings, preamble, secret ballots, training requirementsComment

Bluegrass Beacon: Holding public records hostage

Center for Open Govern..., Transparency and Accou...July 17, 2017Amye Bensenhaver, Bluegrass Beacon, open records Comment