sunshine laws

The state of Kansas hasn't been highly rated by national organizations that evaluate the transparency of state government.

Here's a summary of the day's Kansas news headlines from the Associated Press as compiled by the KPR news staff.

The Kansas Open Records Act does not currently cover officials' private e-mail accounts, even if the officials are using those accounts to discuss public business.

Here's a summary of the day's Kansas news headlines from the Associated Press.

These are the latest regional news headlines from the Associated Press.

Kansas officials can conduct state business using private email accounts and personal cell phones - neither of which is subject to open records laws. Such secrecy isn't good for democracy. As we hear in this commentary, other aspects of state government could benefit from more transparency.

Kansas Senators are considering proposals to make it less costly to obtain public records from government agencies and other legislation making state government more open and transparent.