Guest Essays
Opinion: Closing public records cultivates civic ignorance and has a ‘very real human toll’
Amye Bensenhaver, guest contributor  An article in the Oct. 9 Lexington Herald-Leader – “KY nonresidents are…...
Opinion: Ensuring transparency and fighting ‘outlandish misinformation’ are everyday goals for journalists
Dena Sattler, guest contributor For more than 30 years, I worked among fellow journalists who…...
Opinion: The Biden administration is facing a defining moment on innovation policy and patent rights
Joseph P. Allen, Guest Contributor For nearly two years, progressive activists have lobbied the Biden…...
Opinion: AGs Cameron and Coleman, acting as ‘unapologetic defenders of government secrecy,’ find the General Assembly to be a receptive audience
Amye Bensenhaver, guest contributorThe best and the worst of Attorney General open records analysis were…...
Opinion: Christians should guard against Trump co-opting Scripture for his own political, personal and financial gain
Christopher Parr, guest contributorFormer President Donald Trump and country singer Lee Greenwood have released the…...
Opinion: In rare joint editorial, Kentucky college journalists defend DEI against legislative threats, calling DEI ‘vital’ to the future of the commonwealth
‘University administration is not taking a stand, so we are.’The editorial boards of the College…...
Opinion: Kentucky House Bill 509 ‘creates a massive loophole’ that hides government activities from the people
Kentucky Press AssociationThe Kentucky Press Association remains strongly opposed to HB 509 – including the…...
Opinion: McConnell stepping down as leader – Here’s what he had to say about his final term as the Republican leader
‘To lead my Republican colleagues has been my highest privilege. But one of life’s most…...
Opinion: Public pressure pushes sponsor Hodgson to revise bad open records bill
Amye Bensenhaver, guest contributor“A popular Government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it,…...
Opinion: Governor’s School for the Arts expands students’ horizons, supports Kentucky’s workforce development
Nick Covault, guest contributorJobs and Kentucky workers are the backbone of the state’s economy, and…...
Calendar
All times local.
- Nov. 19-21 Annual Meeting & Expo. Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities. The Galt House, Louisville. 9 a.m.
- Nov. 20-22 Annual Fall Conference, Kentucky Association of School Business Officials. Marriott Griffin Gate, Lexington. 1 p.m.
- Nov. 21-22 Annual Conference, Kentucky Rural Health Association. Knicely Conference Center, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green. 8 a.m.
____________________
Subscribe to TKG in Brief
The Kentucky Gazette's
Friday email newsletter