Committee Approves Change In Open Records Act

{Frankfort, Kentucky}...The House State Government Committee voted 21-1 Thursday to exempt some private companies that have government contracts from having to publicly disclose information under the Kentucky Open Records Act if the revenue is received through competitive bidding. The Act now requires firms that get 25 percent or more of their revenue from local or state government to make public disclosures. Kentucky Press Association Executive Director David Thompson says he sees no problem with a tweak to the Kentucky Open Records Act because information about those contracts is available from the public agencies that award them.