Kentucky’s open door on government transparency is closing

Kentucky's open records laws are under increasing attack by the legislature and courts.

By: Caleb O. Brown

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: June 8, 2026

Words: 1,509

Last Updated: 3 days, 12 hours ago

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Editor’s Note: In addition to Caleb O. Brown, this commentary was co-authored by Amye Bensenhaver, Kate Miller, and Heather LeMire.

Kentucky built its Open Records Act on a simple, powerful premise: that free and open examination of public records is in the public interest. For nearly 50 years, that premise provided a basic guarantee that Kentuckians could see what their government was doing in their name. That premise is now under a growing threat — …

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