A Kansas judge says applications for two county commission openings filled late last year by Gov. Sam Brownback are not exempt from the state's open records law.
Shawnee County District Judge Rebecca Crotty on Friday denied a motion by Brownback's attorneys to dismiss a lawsuit filed in January by The Salina Journal and The Associated Press seeking information on applicants for the newly created Saline County Commission seats.
The governor's attorneys also requested a summary judgment declaring the requested records were exempt under state statute, but Crotty denied that motion, too.
Saline County residents voted in November to expand the commission from three ...
A Kansas judge says applications for two county commission openings filled late last year by Gov. Sam Brownback are not exempt from the state's open records law.
Shawnee County District Judge Rebecca Crotty on Friday denied a motion by Brownback's attorneys to dismiss a lawsuit filed in January by The Salina Journal and The Associated Press seeking information on applicants for the newly created Saline County Commission seats.
The governor's attorneys also requested a summary judgment declaring the requested records were exempt under state statute, but Crotty denied that motion, too.
Saline County residents voted in November to expand the commission from three ...