OPINION: GUEST COLUMN: HB 509 still a threat to transparency

Apr. 12—Repeatedly in recent weeks, Governor Andy Beshear has come out in favor of HB 509, a bill that would dramatically weaken Kentucky's Open Records laws. The Governor has tried to assure citizens the bill would result in more transparency, not less. The Governor is wrong; this bill will inevitably lead to the public's business being done in private. The Governor's argument that the bill …