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26-ORD-027 – Glenda Wright/Kentucky Personnel Board
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-027 Date Issued: 1/21/2026 Parties: Glenda Wright/Kentucky Personnel Board Download Full PDF Opinion Content: January 21, 2026 In re: Glenda Wright/Kentucky Personnel Board Summary: The Kentucky Personnel Board (“the Board”) subverted the intent of the Open Records Act (“the Act”), within the meaning of KRS 61.880(4), when it delayed access to requested…
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26-ORD-025 – Mohamed Aly/Kentucky Real Estate Authority
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-025 Date Issued: 1/21/2026 Parties: Mohamed Aly/Kentucky Real Estate Authority Download Full PDF Opinion Content: January 21, 2026 In re: Mohamed Aly/Kentucky Real Estate Authority Summary: The Kentucky Real Estate Authority (“the Authority”) did not violate the Open Records Act (“the Act”) when it provided all responsive records within its possession. Open…
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26-ORD-024 – Michael McDaniel/University of Kentucky
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-024 Date Issued: 1/21/2026 Parties: Michael McDaniel/University of Kentucky Download Full PDF Opinion Content: January 21, 2026 In re: Michael McDaniel/University of Kentucky Summary: The University of Kentucky (“the University”) violated the Open Records Act (“the Act”) when it partially denied a request for records without explaining how the cited exemptions applied…
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26-ORD-023 – Chris Daniel/Franklin County Fire Department
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-023 Date Issued: 1/21/2026 Parties: Chris Daniel/Franklin County Fire Department Download Full PDF Opinion Content: January 21, 2026 In re: Chris Daniel/Franklin County Fire Department Summary: The Franklin County Fire Department (“the Department”) violated the Open Records Act (“the Act”) when it did not fulfill a request for records within five business…
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26-ORD-021 – Mohamed Aly/Kentucky Real Estate Authority
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-021 Date Issued: 1/21/2026 Parties: Mohamed Aly/Kentucky Real Estate Authority Download Full PDF Opinion Content: January 21, 2026 In re: Mohamed Aly/Kentucky Real Estate Authority Summary: The Office cannot find that the Kentucky Real Estate Authority (“the Authority”) violated the Open Records Act (“the Act”) because the Office cannot resolve the factual…
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26-ORD-026 – Marvin Pennington/Northpoint Training Center
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-026 Date Issued: 1/21/2026 Parties: Marvin Pennington/Northpoint Training Center Download Full PDF Opinion Content: January 21, 2026 In re: Marvin Pennington/Northpoint Training Center Summary: The Office cannot find that the Northpoint Training Center (“the Center”) violated the Open Records Act (“the Act”) because the Office is unable to resolve the factual dispute…
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26-ORD-022 – Noel M. Botts/City of Burgin
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-022 Date Issued: 1/21/2026 Parties: Noel M. Botts/City of Burgin Download Full PDF Opinion Content: January 21, 2026 In re: Noel M. Botts/City of Burgin Summary: The Office cannot find that the City of Burgin (“the City”) violated the Open Records Act (“the Act”) because the City complied with the request. Open…
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This Week at the State Capitol
This Week at the State Capitol January 16, 2026 During the second week of this year’s 60-day legislative session, lawmakers began to move bills through committee and continued to introduce new measures on the House and Senate floors. A high-res version can be found here. FRANKFORT — The 2026 legislative session kicked into a…
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Firefighter death benefits bill advances
Firefighter death benefits bill advances January 20, 2026 SRep. Kim Banta, R-Fort Mitchell, advocated for first responders and House Bill 34 during Tuesday’s House Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection Committee meeting. A high-res version can be found here. FRANKFORT — A bill to expand death benefits for Kentucky’s paid and volunteer firefighters cleared…
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Downtown master plan, rural settlements take center stage at council committee
LEXINGTON — Lexington’s vision for its downtown core and the future of historic rural settlements dominated discussion Tuesday as the Urban County Council’s General Government and Planning Committee advanced long-range planning efforts that could shape development decisions for decades. The committee heard an extensive update on the city’s Downtown Area Master Plan — a…