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Volume 59, Number 12 December, 1988 I
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Lottery to opera 9 y ee Ings, recor s aw _ ,
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Efforts by key legislators, the original law was written, if John "Eck" Rose, D-Winches- get the records. Though it hOh- Attempts were made, ‘ ‘
newspaper representatives newspapers could legally ter, voiced reservations about wouldn't be to this extreme, if through amendments, to have
and the Kentucky Press Asso- write about the lottery ques- provisions that would exempt the circuit court was in the office Im Northern Ken-
ciation to insure openness in tion on November's general the corporation from the state McCracken County and a tucky and in Frankfort. INei— =
the operation of Kentucky's ballot, or about the special ses- "sunshine laws" if meetings or newspaper in Pikeville or Ash— ther amendment received
lottery corporation resulted in Sion on the lotteryitself. That's records relate to the "security land wanted the records, that support. .
' legislation that made .the 10t‘ how ridiculous this law was in of lottery operations." He said would be much too far to travel I d if the location of the rec-
tery subiect to the conditions of the first place." that would give the lottery to get the records. I I . Sr 515 not convgrgent we have I
the state 5 21an meetings and board too much discretion "We wanted to cut the state tgge‘einéghlhzgiangfifgflitgfi: i
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p Initial legislation spon- The fIFStblu written on the overtI opening and closmg inhalfsafiyjpthantesttiapenfiiag FranklinCircutCourtclarifica— - i
’ b0 lottery briefly mentioned that mee TE?- . . to go no er Ian ra 0 tion durin the 1990 General i
sored by Rep. Grady Shh“ the corporation operate under iven a deCiSion be— to appeal the denial of records. Assembl 5 i
on behalf Of the Governor, ad- the 0 en meetin s and records tween openness and the ublic That would make it much eas- y‘ '. . i
' d d th me 5 uestion p g - - - - p - - n The speCial seSSion con— ,.
resse eope s q act, but contained language dec1dingI something is gomg ier on the newspapers. vened November 28 and d- t:
to an extent but created several that gave the corporation too on thatt ey can'tget to, I'll take A d€ClSlon on where the ‘oumed Do b 14 I? ' t
exemptions 1“ the open meet— much leewa in exem tin openness," Rose said. corporation would be located 1 . ccem Ier w en i
In sando en records rocess . . y p g . . . the b1“ was delivered to the i
* g .p .11 . hpf f certain Situations. "I don't for a minute be— wasnot included in thelegisla- Governor f
The final b1 'mt e orrno "Without a more definite 1. thi b d . . ' i;
House and Senate Comrruttee h love 5 oar is going to go I
substitutes made the corpora- 255122515 ENE“? aopenness behind closed doors and do KPA - t ii
‘ tion sub'ect to the require- 1 S l ’ M W S no way thin s that would violate the sur VGYI n 9 members If
ments e)stablished for state file 99%}? support thie legisla— pUbEC trust," said House Ma- ~ it
on, om son sai . . . . . . . .
agencies, "Fortunately the concern ionty Leader Greg SItumbo, D— The Kentucky Press vey WillIbe used in conSideringr i 9
Additionally, KPA suc— of o nness was addressed Prestonsburg, the bill sponsor. Association's Freedom of In- any legislation on the open }I
cessfully had KRS 436.420 re- 7 pe . k1 b b f Committee Chairman Ed formation Committee is cur- meetings/records law for the i
l a d ' th t - d- - ‘ery qulc y y mem ers °. Ford,D—Cynthiana, suggested . 1990 General Assembl . \
pea e uring e WO an a both state chambers. And it .. - rently surveying newspapers y -
half—week special session. KRS was apparent from the outset that the term eecuritonf 10It- . across the state about prob- I One copy of the question-
, 436.420 prohibited newspa- that the final bill presented to tery operations be defined in lems faced in the past with naire has been sent to each .
pers from reporting "111 any the overnor would narrow the blh' . _ _ _ violations of open meetings KPA member newspaper.
manner" information about g ti ~ r t'n Stumbo saidindiVidualre- and open records law in the - 'The response has been '
lotteries and other games of :lIIItertiemp ons on ope a 1 10?. tailers do not want their sales state. fairly good thus far," said KPA ,5
Chane. Technically, that law heeagdgiiy m an open manner, information open for publiciIn- Information from the sur- executive director. 5%}
could have kept newspapers "We felt d b SPeCtiOh and WOUId be Che“ . . it
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to... pubiismg any lngorma- chancesof gettingthmp 53353365frgehggghglpargggg Hall Of Fame nomlna t Ions it
“9“ whatsocliII/er about bOttelf-Iy tion under open meetings and o e n e d ry gu . . I ii
Wlhhersm OtIeéstates' “ht e open records requirements P But. Sen Bill Clouse D- . de ad I I ne ’5 January 1 i
law was ru e unconstitu- from the OUtSEt because so Richmond said closin those . }
tional 1“ 1985 by thin—Attorney many representatives and recordswoul d make it gifficult I Nominations for the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame are ‘
general {39%ng h rmisItIroIng. senators had voiced their con— for competing businesses to due by January 1_ - , i
re (23215632611 shocit aat‘ihe ehcfiif cerns about openness_-. . file grievances. sixty-one individuals have been inducted into the Hall of i 3
thg session. L S The 1131188 CoanmitItIee The Senate Committee Fame since it was established in 1980 by the UK Journalism ii
"When the lottery legisla— 981355t1tutte l ’ ptassed th a versionincorporated language Association to recognize Kentuckians who havemade significant k
tion exempted newspaper ad- (In-€553: Egofl‘zrioigfipefig‘; *0 define security. A5 pre- contributions to the profession of journalism. t
vertising from “5436-420: we but committee members seifiiiohhdiifdggsgi’xtefi cg; Selectionsare made fromindividuals,livingordead,whoare {
saw the opportulnhtyI to ’(gieKi’h: thought the concerns would be E: records con C emin "sgcu- natives of Kentucky or who have spent a significant portion of i
entiretlIaw TSP“ te r, [SDZIVi d T addressed in the Senate. . rig): of the lottery" but the word their careers in Kentucky. ' t
Fifi; “5’ng “CC 0 ‘ "Qnse the Senate received ' "security" was not defined_ Nominations should be made in letter form, including perti- I
"ltgike Judy (KPA general $13931} Thompson said, we Also, both versions al- nent background information about the individual nominated, r
counsel) and I worked with as (1)0trhe word "securi n to 10W€d that appeals on Open including photOgi-aph, to Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame, t
members of the House and be define d- ty records cases be taken to the School of Journalism, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 2
Senate State Government com— (2) the clarification on circuit court where the records 40506. . i
mittees and they agreed the where the records would be were flit sou ht to add the Persons selected will be inducted in April during the Joe 1
law 1533:2113 b: $5303; com— maintained; Franklin Circugit Court to this Creason Lecture at the University of Kentucky. i
mittee dicd ngot re al the law in (3) and that the repeal of for the convenience of newspa- The selection committee for the Hall of Fame consists of the i
amendment germat, the KRS 436-420 be upheld." pers seeking lottery recordS," dean of the UK college of Communications, director of the UK '
committee's substitute bill 211— The committee also de— Thompson said. School of Journalism, and the presidents of the Kentucky Press
lowed for the repeal and that game: :IIhlact :1: £6:th f§$§2§$ "Without knowing Where Association, Kentucky Broadcasters Association and the UK 33
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language was upheld in the meetings and open records the rec'ords would be, “.5 pos- Journalism Alumni Assoc1aItion. . D ldB T 1 P . ii
Senate. sections of the bill. sible that a newspaper would For additionalinformation,contacIt. ona - 0‘” es, rem- it
"I'm not even sure, the way Senate President Pro Tem have to travel across the state to dent UK Journalism Alumm Assoc1ation, (502) 582-4552. ii
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