What We're About
The Kansas Sunshine Coalition for Open Government believes
the most responsive and efficient government is accessible
and open. Only through full and complete access to government
records, meetings and public officials can citizens make
intelligent, informed decisions about the direction of their
government and the people they elect.
The main purpose of the Kansas Sunshine Coalition is to
enhance awareness of open government in Kansas. Our members
help keep the public informed of the abuses of open
government and hold elected officials accountable for those
actions that ignore the public's legal right to truly public
meetings and access to goverment records.
The coalition is involved in educational and informational
programs and activities that inform citizens, public
officials and the media about legal access to government
records and meetings in Kansas. It works to strengthen these
laws, to monitor legislative activities related to open
government and to follow the application of these laws at
state, county and local levels. It pushes to strengthen
existing open records and open meetings laws. It actively
monitors legislative attempts to weaken citizen access to
government.
Executive Director
Randy Brown
Senior Fellow
Elliott School of Communication
Wichita State University
Board of Directors
Les Anderson
Associate Director
Elliott School of Communication
Wichita State University
Doug Anstaett, secretary
Executive Director
Kansas Press Association
Nickie Flynn
Wichita
Mike Kautsch
Professor
University of Kansas Law School
Ron Keefover, director
Office of Judicial Administration
Kansas Supreme Court
Mary Knecht
Wichita
Harriet Lange, treasurer
Executive Director
Kansas Association of Broadcasters
Mike Merriam
Attorney
Topeka
Davis "Buzz" Merritt
Editor Wichita Eagle, retired
Liz Montano, president
News Director
WIBW AM 580
Ron Sylvester
Wichita Eagle
Bob Thibault
KSNT Topeka