Kentucky governor accused of violating open records act on COVID school closures
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has been accused of violating an open records law by denying a request for communications related to school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The records request was made by Kentucky GOP spokesman Sean Southard on Dec. 2, 2022. The named officials include Beshear and current and former members of his administration, Kentucky Democratic Party Executive Director Sebastian Kitchen, state lawmakers, and Kentucky Education Association President Eddie Campbell. Chris Pandolfo is a writer for Fox News Digital. Send tips to chris.pandolfo@fox.com and follow him on Twitter @ChrisCPandolfo.
On Dec. 9, the governor's office responded, complying in part but denying the vast majority of the request for "any and all correspondence" by or to those officials. Taylor Payne, who serves as Beshear's deputy general counsel and was named in Southard's request, denied it on grounds that it was too broad and "it does not enable ‘a reasonable person to ascertain the nature and scope of … the request.'"
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