injuries have been reported.

In other news, there is a growing conflict between Kentucky's auditor and the Beshear administration over access to a state database.

And it comes just days after a reorganization of state government.

Our Clayton Dalton explains.

>> Senate Bill 48 was passed during the 2023 Legislative session.

One of its provisions was moving.

The ombudsman's office, which was in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.

As of July.

First of this year, it's now under the newly created Commonwealth Office of the Ombudsman, which is in the auditor's office.

On Tuesday Auditor Allison Ball, a Republican sent a letter to Governor Andy Beshear, a Democrat into health and Family Services.

Secretary Eric Friedlander.

In the letter ball demanded full access to the Eit with database which contains information about child abuse and neglect cases in Kentucky and how they've been handled by the cabinet.

She says, quote, without full direct and real-time access to it, twist.

It is impossible for the ombudsman to see if the Cabinet is officially serving Kentucky's children pushing back.

The Bush administration said current state law prohibits full access to the system by the auditors office.

Quote, the Cabinet supports changing the applicable laws in the next session to provide full access.

In the meantime, we've been working with the auditor's office to provide them with a maximum access allowed under the current law.

But they have refused.

>> Chf Este is Kentucky's largest executive branch cabinets.

The ombudsman's office used to be attached to the cabinet.

>> Before lawmakers transferred it to the auditor's office last year with the changeover taking effect last week.

Supporters said the shift would help guarantee independent oversight of the Cabinet.

Auditor Ball says access to the twist.

Database was available to the ombudsman staff prior to the switch over state Senator Stephen Meredith, a Republican from Litchfield who sponsored the 2023 legislation praised balls, efforts.

In a statement he said the Bills clear intent.

What are the ombudsman's office to have access to the database, calling it a, quote, common center for 2 in the practice of the cabinet investigating itself, end quote.

For Kentucky edition.

I'm Clayton Dalton.

Thank you, Clayton.

>> Asked if it'll take the dispute to court out of the buzz office said it will continue to work to get access to the database through any