Blog — The Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions

Blog — The Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions

Posts tagged Open meetings

AG rejects Finance argument that secrecy ensures integrity in State Journal open meetings appeal (with an assist from the Bluegrass Institute)

Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersOctober 9, 2017Bluegrass Institute, Center for Open Government, definition of public agency, Finance Cabinet Built to Suit committee, Open meetings, State JournalComment

Kentucky Supreme Court quickly and correctly resolves Danville open meetings dispute

Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersOctober 1, 2017acquisition or sale of real property, attorneys' fees, Bluegrass Institute, Center for Open Government, Closed session, legal precedent, Open meetingsComment

Rick Pitino, Bobby Knight and the meetings that sealed their fates

Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersSeptember 28, 2017Bluegrass Institute, Board of Trustees, Center for Open Government, Open meetings, Series of less than quorum meetings, University of LouisvilleComment

One year later: what the attorney general and I learned about the value of Kentucky's sunshine laws

Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersAugust 31, 2017Attorney General's duties, Bluegrass Institute, Center for Open Government, Open meetings, open records, politicizationComment

Why the attorney general's decision in The Courier-Journal/Board of Assessment Appeals is correct

Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersAugust 28, 2017Bluegrass Institute, Center for Open Government, discussion of public business, inspection, Open meetings, private residenceComment

Practicing what it preaches: House announces closed discussion of pension reform in spite of open meetings mandate

Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersAugust 24, 2017Bluegrass Institute, Center for Open Government, discussion of public business, House of Representatives, informational meeting, Open meetingsComment

Error or arrogance: open meetings violations come in all varieties

Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersAugust 18, 2017Bluegrass Institute, Center for Open Government, Closed session, convenient places, Open meetingsComment

"What is the harm" when an agency conducts the public's business privately?

Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersAugust 17, 2017Bluegrass Institute, Center for Open Government, Closed session, failure to respond, final action', KRS 61-810(1)(b), Open meetingsComment

The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat: authorities' handling of open meetings and records disputes yields conflicting results

Bluegrass Institute, Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersAugust 16, 2017Bluegrass Institute, Center for Open Government, convenient locations, in camera inspection, Open meetings, open recordsComment

A helpful hint for public officials: if the action you are contemplating contains the word "secret," it probably violates the open meetings law

Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersAugust 11, 2017Bluegrass Institute, Center for Open Government, closed sesson, Minutes, Open meetings, secret ballots, special meeting agenda, video teleconferenceComment

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 Institute educates the educators -- and they learn the lesson well

Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersJuly 24, 2017Bluegrass Institute, Center for Open Government, Charter School Advisory Council, conference calls, Open meetingsComment

Jefferson County Public Schools denies Bluegrass Institute’s open meetings complaint

Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersJuly 17, 2017Bluegrass Institute, Center for Open Government, Open meetings, open meetings complaint, places convenient to public, private office buildingComment

Not a big surprise: University of Louisville Foundation also engaged in open meetings violations

Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersJuly 8, 2017Amye Bensenhaver, Center for Open Government, committee, Open meetings, University of Louisville FoundationComment

Two steps toward open government, one step back

Transparency and Accou...July 4, 2017Amye Bensenhaver, Open meetings, open records, Sunshine Laws, University of KentuckyComment

Officials’ use of private devices to conduct public business: A serious threat to open government

Transparency and Accou...June 26, 2017Amye Bensenhaver, Center for Open Government, Kentucky Office of the Attorney General, Open meetings, open recordsComment

KentuckyWired: Still suffering from the secrecy virus

Transparency and Accou...June 22, 2017Amye Bensenhaver, Center for Open Government, Open meetings, open records, Sunshine Laws, TransparencyComment

Bensenhaver's work recognized

Media, Transparency and Accou...June 21, 2017Amye Bensenhaver, Center for Open Government, Open meetings, open records, The State JournalComment

UofL Foundation audit exposes willful obstruction of open records act

Transparency and Accou...June 19, 2017Amye Bensenhaver, audit, Center for Open Government, Open meetings, open records, UofL, UofL FoundationComment

News Release: Bluegrass Institute report stresses the need to modernize Kentucky’s sunshine laws

Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersJune 5, 2017Amye Bensenhaver, Open meetings, open recordsComment