Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting (https://kycir.org/tag/transparency/)
Every public agency has to follow the same state laws about sharing records with the public. But every public agency does not interpret these laws the same way when it comes to sharing complaints of sexual harassment.
It marks our newsroom’s latest victory in our fight for openness in Kentucky’s institutions, and a victory for all those who believe that sunlight is the greatest disinfectant.
The University of Louisville has asked a judge to overrule an attorney general’s opinion that it wrongly refused to release records related to its basketball scandal.
The Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting filed a lawsuit Thursday against the University of Louisville Foundation, the latest step in a long public records fight.
The University of Louisville Foundation violated the state’s Open Records Act by refusing to release financial documents and contracts sought by KyCIR. This is the third such decision within the last month.
In one of his last acts in office, Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway issued a ruling last week that paves the way for public officials to use private cell phones to carry out public business.
As 2015 comes to a close, we compiled a list of our hardest-hitting investigations that have had impact across the state. Take a moment, take a look.
Our newsroom put together this handy database examining the nepotism guidelines in every Kentucky county.
Kentucky has a patchwork of ethics policies, many legalizing nepotism, many with rules so infused with loopholes that public officials readily bring their relatives aboard.
Kentucky earned a grade of D+ in the 2015 State Integrity Investigation, an assessment of state government accountability and transparency conducted by the Center for Public Integrity and Global Integrity.
Hi, I’m Jasmine Demers, a reporter for KyCIR covering issues related to youth and social services. I’m also a corps member with Report For America, a national program that places journalists into local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities.