transparency

A bipartisan initiative has been launched to try to make Kansas government more open and transparent.

When it comes to government transparency, the nonprofit Center for Public Integrity gives Kansas an "F" and ranks it 42nd among all 50 states.

U.S. Representative Mike Pompeo, from the Kansas 4th Congressional District, sponsored the bill.

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.

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.