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
Are addresses and phone numbers in accident reports confidential?
Are address and phone numbers in accident reports confidential? A Memphis judge on June 6 said no in Bradley Jetmore v. City of Memphis, affirming that such information is public record Continue Reading
Column: Opioid trial must be completely open
In 2007, the state of Tennessee and 25 other states reached a $19.5 million settlement agreement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, who they alleged was violating consumer laws in Continue Reading
TCOG, KNS file motion to intervene to keep records open in state’s lawsuit against Purdue Pharma
NEWS from Tennessee Coalition for Open Government: We have filed, along with Jack McElroy, editor of the Knoxville News Sentinel, a motion to intervene in the state’s opioid lawsuit against Continue Reading
Will Purdue Pharma be able to keep Tennessee’s opioid lawsuit sealed?
The lawsuit by the state of Tennessee against Purdue Pharma in a Knoxville Circuit Court yesterday was filed under “temporary” seal to allow the company time to seek a protective Continue Reading
UT uses new exemption to keep confidential how much it pays investment, hedge fund managers
Daniel Connolly wrote today in the Knoxville News Sentinel about how the University of Tennessee lobbied for a public records law exemption that is now being used to hide how Continue Reading