Electronic meetings
Maintaining transparency and public participation will test governing bodies, both technologically and culturally. They can do it. Continue Reading
Most Tennessee COVID-19 court plans offer no provisions for public, media access
Most judicial districts that have submitted COVID-19 plans to the Tennessee Supreme Court to resume in-person proceedings — and increase electronic proceedings — offer no guidance on how their courts Continue Reading
Memphis news group alleges First Amendment violation over media advisory list blacklisting
Nonprofit online news organization MLK50 in Memphis has told a federal judge overseeing a consent decree against the city that the city has violated its journalists’ First Amendment rights and Continue Reading
Knoxville reporter barred from COVID-19 briefing after critical story
Knox County’s communications director shut out a Knoxville News Sentinel reporter from the daily COVID-19 briefings on Friday, shortly after his story published about the county not sharing data behind Continue Reading
Gov. Lee extends order allowing governing bodies to meet electronically through June 30
Gov. Bill Lee extended provisions in Executive Order No. 16 allowing members of governing bodies to meet electronically through June 30. The order previously was scheduled to expire on May Continue Reading
TCOG joins open meetings lawsuit against Registry of Election Finance board over email vote
In an effort to uphold the Open Meetings Act, the Tennessee Coalition for Open Government today joined news media organizations, journalists and press associations in filing an open meetings lawsuit Continue Reading