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26-ORD-118 – Jennifer Simpson/Kentucky State Police
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-118 Date Issued: 3/23/2026 Parties: Jennifer Simpson/Kentucky State Police Download Full PDF Opinion Content: March 23, 2026 In re: Jennifer Simpson/Kentucky State Police Summary: The Kentucky State Police (“KSP”) did not violate the Open Records Act (“the Act”) when it did not provide videos it does not possess. Open Records Decision Jennifer…
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26-ORD-116 – William Cope/Southeast State Correctional Complex
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-116 Date Issued: 3/23/2026 Parties: William Cope/Southeast State Correctional Complex Download Full PDF Opinion Content: March 23, 2026 In re: William Cope/Southeast State Correctional Complex Summary: The Southeast State Correctional Complex (“the Complex”) did not violate the Open Records Act (“the Act”) when it did not fulfill a request for information that…
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26-ORD-117 – Joshua Campbell/Fayette County Public Schools
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-117 Date Issued: 3/23/2026 Parties: Joshua Campbell/Fayette County Public Schools Download Full PDF Opinion Content: March 23, 2026 In re: Joshua Campbell/Fayette County Public Schools Summary: Fayette County Public Schools (“FCPS”) violated the Open Records Act (“the Act”) when did not timely respond to the Appellant’s request. FCPS also violated the Act…
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26-ORD-115 – John Carlton/Kentucky Capital Development Corporation
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-115 Date Issued: 3/23/2026 Parties: John Carlton/Kentucky Capital Development Corporation Download Full PDF Opinion Content: March 23, 2026 In re: John Carlton/Kentucky Capital Development Corporation Summary: The Kentucky Capital Development Corporation (“the Corporation”) did not violate the Open Records Act (“the Act”) when it withheld confidential or proprietary records maintained in conjunction…
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26-ORD-114 – Jewel Wireman/Big Sandy Area Development District
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-114 Date Issued: 3/23/2026 Parties: Jewel Wireman/Big Sandy Area Development District Download Full PDF Opinion Content: March 23, 2026 In re: Jewel Wireman/Big Sandy Area Development District Summary: The Big Sandy Area Development District (“the District”) violated the Open Records Act (“the Act”) by failing to cite the applicable statutory exception that…
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26-ORD-113 – Kurt Wallace/Hillview Police Department
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-113 Date Issued: 3/23/2026 Parties: Kurt Wallace/Hillview Police Department Download Full PDF Opinion Content: March 23, 2026 In re: Kurt Wallace/Hillview Police Department Summary: The Hillview Police Department (“the Department”) did not violate the Open Records Act (“the Act”) when it did not provide a specific exception for denying a request for…
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26-ORD-112 – Phillip Hamm/McCracken County Sheriff’s Office
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-112 Date Issued: 3/23/2026 Parties: Phillip Hamm/McCracken County Sheriff’s Office Download Full PDF Opinion Content: March 23, 2026 In re: Phillip Hamm/McCracken County Sheriff’s Office Summary: The McCracken County Sheriff’s Office (“the Sheriff’s Office”) violated the Open Records Act (“the Act”) when its initial response did not adequately explain how KRS 61.878(1)(h)…
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26-ORD-111 – Jennifer Simpson/Adair County E-911 Center
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-111 Date Issued: 3/23/2026 Parties: Jennifer Simpson/Adair County E-911 Center Download Full PDF Opinion Content: March 23, 2026 In re: Jennifer Simpson/Adair County E-911 Center Summary: The Office cannot find that the Adair County E-911 Center (“the 911 Center”) violated the Open Records Act (“the Act”) because the Office cannot resolve factual…
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City to share plans for closing Lexington’s digital divide
On Tuesday, March 24, during a meeting of the Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee, Urban County Councilmembers will review a draft of Lexington’s Digital Accessibility Plan. As a presentation at the meeting will show, high-speed internet is technically available throughout most of Fayette County. The main barriers for residents include the cost of…
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AG: Fayette County Jail Broke Open Records Law When It Stonewalled Public Defender Investigator
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky’s attorney general has ruled that the Fayette County Detention Center violated the state’s Open Records Act when it denied a public defender investigator’s request for jail policy documents without citing the proper legal authority for the denial. In Opinion 26-ORD-108, issued March 19, 2026, Attorney General Russell Coleman’s office found…