Republican bill strips power, transparency from police civilian review board, critics say
Republican bill strips power, transparency from police civilian review board, critics say Kala Kachmar, Louisville Courier Journal © provided Jon Fleischaker is an attorney with Kaplan Johnson Abate & Bird LLP. He represents the Courier Journal and the Kentucky Press Association The Kentucky Press Association said the legislation, House Bill 309, is "styled" to promote transparency and accountability but instead will severely limit the effectiveness of the board by forcing it to conduct business in private, prohibiting it from sharing its opinions with the public and by st...