Open government advocate Amye Bensenhaver says the public has a right to see the Kentucky Public Pension Authority report, which the agency paid $1.2 million for a New York law firm to prepare.
The measure passed with just one “no” vote, from Boone County Republican Sen. John Schickel, who said he took issue with the speed that the bill passed.
Public defenders represent clients who can’t afford a private attorney, putting them on the front lines of where poverty and substance abuse meet the criminal justice system.
The state report showed the percentage of Kentuckians testing positive for the coronavirus in the last seven days rose slightly, to 18.96% from 18.51%.
