Opinion Number: 26-ORD-171 Date Issued: 4/21/2026 Parties: Jeremy Brooks/ Kentucky State Penitentiary Download Full PDF Opinion Content: April 21, 2026 In re: Jeremy Brooks/ Kentucky State Penitentiary Summary: The Kentucky State Penitentiary (“the Penitentiary”) did not violate the Open Records Act (“the Act”) when it withheld records pertaining to a disciplinary report that was…
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-170 Date Issued: 4/21/2026 Parties: Jeremy Brooks/Kentucky State Penitentiary Download Full PDF Opinion Content: April 21, 2026 In re: Jeremy Brooks/Kentucky State Penitentiary Summary: The Kentucky State Penitentiary (“the Penitentiary”) did not violate the Open Records Act (“the Act”) by denying an inmate request for a copy of a record that does…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to close a portion of Kentucky Route 29 in Jessamine County on Thursday for drainage infrastructure work, the agency announced in a press release. KY 29, also known as High Bridge Road, will be closed at mile point 1.69 Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.,…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will conduct survey work on U.S. 25 (Lexington Road) in Madison County on Thursday, April 23, as part of planning for future roadway improvements on the corridor. According to a KYTC District 7 press release, crews will survey and mark locations between mile point 20.8 near Saratoga…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will close a portion of Kentucky Route 29 in Jessamine County on Thursday to install a cross drain, according to a traffic advisory issued by KYTC District 7. The closure on KY 29, known as High Bridge Road, which connects the communities of High Bridge, Wilmore and…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will close a section of KY 749 (Beaver Lake Road) in Anderson County for three days next week to replace a cross drain, the state agency announced Monday. The road will be closed between mile points 0.0 and 1.2 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday,…
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-173 Date Issued: 4/21/2026 Parties: Angela Hogan/Kentucky Board of Alcohol and Drug Counselor Download Full PDF Opinion Content: April 21, 2026 In re: Angela Hogan/Kentucky Board of Alcohol and Drug Counselors Summary: The Office cannot find that the Kentucky Board of Alcohol and Drug Counselors (“the Board”) violated the Open Records Act…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer announced her resignation Monday, stepping down from her Cabinet position following a monthlong investigation into allegations of workplace misconduct including inappropriate relationships with subordinates, misuse of government funds, and allegations against her husband. White House Communications Director Steven Cheung announced the departure on social media, stating that…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — American businesses began filing claims Monday for $166 billion in refunds from President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs, which the U.S. Supreme Court struck down in February as unconstitutional. Kentucky businesses could recover nearly $3 billion in illegal import duties, according to preliminary estimates. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection launched a…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A landmark study of more than 11,000 American youth has found that teenagers who begin using cannabis show slower gains in thinking and memory skills as they grow, adding to growing concerns about cannabis use among young people in Kentucky. The research, reported by Kentucky Health News, was published Monday in…