The Kentucky Attorney General issued the following open records decisions last week:

1. 25-ORD-017 (In re: Lexington Herald–Leader/Hazard Police Department)

Summary: The Hazard Police Department did not violate the Open Records Act when it did not respond to a request it did not receive.

https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2025/25-ORD-017.pdf

2. 25-ORD-018 (In re: John Bellocchio/Kentucky State Police)

Summary: The Kentucky State Police did not violate the Open Records Act when it denied a request for public records on the basis of residency.

https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2025/25-ORD-018.pdf