Electronic meetings
Maintaining transparency and public participation will test governing bodies, both technologically and culturally. They can do it. Continue Reading
WUOT 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
ACOG subcommittee to meet on Friday to review college president search confidentiality
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 Reading
Family members, others shut out of court proceedings in Davidson County
I arrived at the Justice A.A. Birch Building at about 8:15 a.m. this morning to see for myself what others have told me: Family members of people with court dates Continue Reading
Justice groups, TCOG ask Davidson County judges to allow public access to courts
Citing examples of family members who have been turned away at the door, several criminal justice groups and Tennessee Coalition for Open Government asked Davidson County criminal court and general Continue Reading
AG’s office did not serve the public interest in seeking loophole to Open Meetings Act
A Davidson County chancellor took much-needed action last week. She gave public accountability a boost and set the Attorney General’s Office straight on the Open Meetings Act. Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Continue Reading