2018 Public Records Policy Audit
Many governments have adopted rigid rules for accessing public records based on a TCOG survey of 306 Tennessee counties, cities and school districts Continue Reading
Judge rules against Phil Williams saying public records can be withheld if relevant to an investigation
Another blow was dealt to public records access in Tennessee this month when NewsChannel 5 lost a case in Chancery Court in Davidson County related to a recent controversy involving Continue Reading
Tennessee Supreme Court begins video of oral arguments
The Tennessee Supreme Court this week began a new program to videotape oral arguments of its cases and to post them on its website for the public to see. This Continue Reading
TCOG lists 13 exemptions, exemption categories that need revision or elimination
Tennessee Coalition for Open Government recently provided the Open Records Ad Hoc Committee 13 exemptions or categories of exemptions that are interfering with the public’s right to know what government Continue Reading
Google’s secrecy agreement with the Montgomery County IDB should be undone
On Dec. 22 2015, the Industrial Development Board of Montgomery County entered into a “Payment in Lieu of Tax Agreement” with Google “to induce” it to build and operate an Continue Reading
Open Records Ad Hoc Committee meets on Thursday
The Joint Open Records Ad Hoc Committee will have it second meeting on Thursday as it tackles a review of exemptions to the Tennessee Public Records Act. Last month, at Continue Reading