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House passes measure to bolster Open Records ActFRANKFORT - Standing on the state House floor, Rep. Derrick Graham brandished visual aids to help push his latest proposal: various newspapers carrying the second installment of Kentucky's first statewide open records project. State's Open Records Act has teethCOVINGTON - While there are - and probably always will be - disagreements about the interpretation and strength of Kentucky's open records laws, people who deal routinely with such issues say the system for enforcing those laws is quite effective. HIPAA has restricted public access to some recordsFORT MITCHELL, Ky. (AP) - Designed to give people privacy in an electronic age, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, known as HIPAA, has lessened the public's access to public records across the nation. New coalition serves as records watchdogFRANKFORT - A new coalition of citizen groups and media organizations plans to promote and ensure open government at all levels in Kentucky through education and advocacy. First amendment attorney outlines threats to opennessLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kentuckians' best hope of having access to public records and the greatest danger to losing it are intertwined, according to Jon Fleischaker, a lawyer who represents the Kentucky Press Association, The Courier-Journal and a number of other newspapers and media outlets. Government business is public's businessThe Kentucky Open Records Project is a labor of love, the product of hours of work by dozens of journalists across the Bluegrass State, and the first comprehensive attempt to gauge the state of access. Feb. 11 stories History reflects struggle for freedom of information Requests run the gamut of public concerns One citizen's pursuit of open records One citizen's pursuit of open records You can ask for records by e-mail, but you may be disappointed What open records can tell you Feb. 10 stories Agencies that most often get requests had best record of open records compliance State agencies pass open records audit test Open Records audit results parallel those in neighboring states Many jailers refused to show jail logs Superintendent contracts sought in audit Some who sought county expenses quizzed Most cities handed over records Feb. 9 stories Statewide survey conducted on open records Some at the courthouse hate to see them coming Public records audit took collective effort, intense planning |
