After public pressure, state releases nursing home COVID-19 data on website
After multiple weeks of pressure and questions from news media organizations and journalists, the Tennessee Department of Health today began posting on its website COVID-19 infection rates and deaths...
View ArticleBill would prohibit destruction of public records that are subject to pending...
The House State Government committee on Thursday approved a bill that would prevent the destruction of public records that are subject to a pending records request, paving the way for Continue Reading...
View ArticleResident files open meetings, public records lawsuit against Lebanon City...
The Lebanon City Council, despite undergoing training in the open meetings and public records law last year to settle a legal claim, must now face a judge over new allegations. Continue Reading...
View ArticleJudge rules Tennessee School Boards Association is ‘functional equivalent’
A Davidson County judge ruled Monday that the Tennessee School Boards Association is subject to the state public records law because it is a functional equivalent of a government agency. Continue...
View ArticleJudge affirms ruling in case against Knox County sheriff, information emerges...
Knox County Chancellor John Weaver last week declined a motion by the Knox County Sheriff to alter his order in a recent public records case, even as new information emerged Continue Reading Tennessee...
View ArticleAdvisory committee to meet on legislation to limit ‘harassing’ requesters
The Advisory Committee on Open Government will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday to discuss legislation that would limit public records requests from people found to be harassing the government. The Continue...
View ArticleMemphis police limits media requests to view public records to one journalist...
The Memphis police department is limiting journalists who want to view its public records, allowing only one media appointment per day and limiting that appointment to three hours. Marc Perrusquia,...
View ArticleACOG subcommittee to meet on Friday to review college president search...
A subcommittee of the Advisory Committee on Open Government will meet on Friday to review a 2018 change in the law that expanded confidentiality for college president candidates at state Continue...
View ArticleWUOT reporter obtains White House COVID-19 report
WUOT 91.9 FM reporter Claire Heddles demonstrated last week that making a public records request to the right person is sometimes all it takes. The White House Coronavirus Task Force Continue Reading...
View ArticleTN Democratic Party’s public records suit over absentee ballots misfires
Davidson County Chancellor Patricia Moskal denied a request for an injunction to force the production of data that could show which Tennesseans have not yet returned absentee ballots. Her ruling...
View ArticleCitizen wins $78K in attorney’s fees, expenses in public records suit against...
A Knox County judge last week awarded $78,007 in attorney’s fees and expenses to a citizen who took the Knox County Sheriff to court for violating the public records law. Continue Reading Tennessee...
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