Attorney General’s office briefs board on open-records, streaming rules and handling AI-generated requests
Jul 15, 2026
The Attorney General's open-government educator walked the board through CORA/COMA updates: requests can come from anyone globally, recent 2025 fee and streaming changes, new constraints on fees (actual cost), and practical guidance on redactions, custody of social-media messages and AI-generated or burdensome requests.
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Matt Bien Yeser, the Office of the Attorney General’s open-government educator, spent the meeting’s final hour training the board and KSDE staff on the Kansas Open Records Act (CORA) and Open Meetings Act (COMA), including recent 2025 changes to fees and streaming requirements. He emphasized that anyone — including international requesters — may file a CORA request and that agencies must treat requests even if they appear automated.
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