The Lexington Herald-Leader has filed a lawsuit against Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear in an effort to access his official calendar.
The suit, filed Jan. 5 in Franklin Circuit Court, seeks to overturn a 1995 appellate court ruling that classifies the governor’s schedule as a “preliminary” document, exempt from disclosure under the Kentucky Open Records Act.
The ruling, Courier-Journal v. Jones, has also been applied to shield the calendars of other executive branch officials in Kentucky, down to the county and local level…