Comments on: Kansas open records, not quite

By: Open records in Kansas not always so

Open records in Kansas not always so — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:40:24 +0000

[...] Separately, a column last week in the Topeka Capital-Journal (Group’s search for info shows open records act is weak) reports on the difficult the Flint Hills Center for Public Policy had in their quest to obtain property appraisal data. Read Paul Soutar’s report at Kansas open records, not quite. [...]

By: Kansas alternative media shut out of legislative access

Kansas alternative media shut out of legislative access — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:12:28 +0000

[...] shown in reporting by Paul Soutar and an editorial by Dave Trabert, both of the Flint Hills Center for Public Policy, Kansas lags [...]

By: Cybex

Cybex — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:11:45 +0000

The media is responsible for holding the elected officials accountable but many times they use the “double standard”. If you are a conservative the media will investigate everything, if you are a liberal, you get your hands slapped and told not to do it again. An example of this, is the third violation of the Open Meetings Law (2003, 2007, 2009) by Mayor Brewer and the City Council. The Open Records Law is about what is exempted not what is covered. Government does not want to provide any information that will hold them accountable and their lobbyists make sure that they have plenty of reasons not to provide the information at all or in a timely fashion.