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Legislation to amend the Kentucky Open Records Act cleared a Senate committee despite bipartisan criticism that it would undermine government transparency, though a controversial part of the bill was rejected.

FRANKFORT — Under Kentucky’s Open Records Act, journalists and private citizens can request certain information to hold public agencies accountable for their use of taxpayer dollars and authority.

Kentucky lawmakers attached a rider bill to an unrelated measure establishing age verification targeting adult websites.

In a rare change of mind, a Senate committee rejected a measure that open government advocates warned would dismantle Kentucky’s open records law. 

The past few weeks have seen progressively disruptive spikes in the prevalence of the generative algorithmic tools collectively known as AI.

New Behind the Byline series debuts with columnist Linda Blackford sharing how her Dad inspired her to pursue a journalism career in her “treasured” Kentucky.

The Kentucky Senate has voted to revise the state’s voter identification law. The measure would remove college-issued student ID cards from the list of primary documents to verify a voter’s

College-issued student ID cards won't carry the same weight as photo identification at polling places if a bill that advanced Tuesday becomes law.

A bill that advanced in KY's legislature would downgrade college IDs from a primary to a secondary form of documentation for the purpose of verifying a voter's identity.

It was a busy week in Frankfort, with key action on the GOP budget bill, the 'Safer Kentucky Act' and more. Here's what you may have missed.