The following are links to Kansas Open Records and Kansas Open Meetings Acts news stories chronicling successes and failures by Kansas citizens and organizations in pursuit of records and media access. The clips are from 2013 to 2015 and will be updated as available.
- State legal costs impede KORA – December 22, 2015
- State’s tight records laws open to change – November 29, 2015
- Eagle wins suit over Hunter Health emails – November 7, 2015
- Governor to appeal judge’s order – October 3, 2015
- A closed-door choice – September 16, 2015
- Closed meeting preceded county’s job offer to general – September 15, 2015
- Documents shed light on ties between KU, Kochs – September 2, 2015
- Openness has to be a priority – July 4, 2015
- Council reports past KOMA violations – May 27, 2015
- Questions loom over bus services – May 11, 2015
- Commissioners accused of violating KOMA – November 12, 2014
- No opinion from D.A. on records complaint – September 3, 2014
- Government must learn that people are watching – August 6, 2014
- Council gets dressing down from Law firm – July 30, 2014
- Denison mayor resigns prior to recall vote – July 24, 2014
- Kansas Senate quashes public’s right to know – March 27, 2014
- Capital-Journal spends nearly $1K obtaining records – 2014
- Citizens have the right to know what’s going on with gun range – December 20, 2013
- Newspaper alleges that board violated KOMA – December 4, 2013
- Taxpayers pay fine for KCC violation – November 28, 2013
- Park City violates meeting statute – July 18, 2013
- Town admits open meeting violation – July 13, 2013
- Complaint filed against Mullinville council for alleged KOMA violation – April 17, 2013
- Analysis: KOMA report a stern warning for council – March 2, 2013
- Commissioners reach agreement on publication of minutes – February 6, 2013
- Open meetings decision sparks criticism of district attorney – February 6, 2013
- DA find Shawnee council violates KOMA – February 6, 2013
- Who’s Tony Lauer? Data driven resident’s input making impact – September 26, 2012
- District attorney says Mission violated open meetings law – September 17, 2012
- JCCC faces lawsuit in records case – October 8, 2011
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