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Jeff Neal
This is an era where the public s trust of elected officials â no matter where they sit on the political spectrum â is at an all-time low.
So why do Kentucky lawmakers seem primed to weaken the Commonwealth s Open Records Law?
Lawmakers in the Kentucky House voted 71-27 last Friday to advance a bill that imposes a residency requirement on open records requests and gives lawmakers the ability to deny requests without the option of appeal. It now heads to the Senate for a committee hearing.
The four men who represent portions of Pulaski County â Republicans Shane Baker, David Meade, Ken Upchurch and Josh Branscum â all voted in favor of House Bill 312.
Judge grants temporary injunction on bills that would limit Gov. Beshear s COVID-19 powers
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Kentucky Democratic Governor Andy Beshear speaks to the press at the Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) â A Franklin Circuit judge has granted a temporary injunction to stop the implementation of three bills that would limit Gov. Andy Beshear s COVID-19 powers.
Franklin Circuit Court Judge Phillip Shepherd has temporarily blocked three new laws - HB 1, SB 1, SB 2 - which limited Gov. Andy Beshear s emergency powers.
This means all of Gov. Andy Beshear s coronavirus orders will stay in effect for now. https://t.co/9qkoyybRve Karolina Buczek (@Karolina Buczek) March 3, 2021
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