Kentucky's House Bill 509, promoting public officials' privacy and requiring official email accounts, advances to the Senate despite open records concerns.
Kentucky's House Bill 509, which aims to protect public officials' privacy and requires public agencies to create official email accounts for employees to conduct public business, has advanced to the Senate floor despite concerns that it could undermine the state's open records law. Critics argue that the bill could lead to less transparency in government if officials hide communications about public business using their private devices and apps.
March 27, 2024
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