Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s office is asking a Franklin Circuit judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the Herald-Leader in an effort to access his calendar.
The Lexington newspaper sued Beshear in early January after being denied an open records request for “any documents reflecting the schedules of” Beshear, Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman and senior adviser Rocky Adkins for a prior six-month period in 2025.
In refusing to turn over the calendars, the Beshear administration cited a 1995 appellate court ruling, Courier-Journal v. Jones, which classifies the governor’s schedule as a “preliminary” document, making it exempt from disclosure under the Kentucky Open Records Act…