A collection of news stories on proposed public record fees in Tennessee, coverage of the public hearings in Knoxville, Nashville and Jackson.
KNOXVILLE (Sept. 15)
WATE-TV’s coverage of the Knoxville public hearing on the proposal to charge fees to inspect public records.
WATE (video): Should you have to pay for public records that your tax dollars have already paid for?
Knoxville News Sentinel: Proposed records fee met with public backlash
WBIR: Room packed with opinions on possible fees for public records
WUOT 91.9: Hearings gauge opinion on proposed fees to view public records
Roane County News: Public records access fees “akin to a poll tax”
NASHVILLE (Sept. 16)
Shelbyville Times-Gazette: People say “no” to public records fees (AP story, full version)
Murfreesboro Post: Fees for public records overwhelmingly opposed
The Tennessean: Media, public speak against proposed open records fee.
WPLN: Plan to charge Tennesseans to see public records criticized at hearing
Washington Times: Most oppose new public records charges in Tennessee hearings (AP story)
Nashville Scene: Don’t monkey around with our open records
Times Free Press: Most oppose new public records charges in Tennessee hearings (AP story)
WSMV: Most oppose new public records charges in Tennessee hearing (AP story)
Memphis Daily News: Most oppose new public records charges in Tennessee hearing (AP story)
JACKSON (Sept. 17)
WREG: (video) Citizens say fee to inspect public records hampers government transparency
The Jackson Sun: Media, historian leaders against public records fees
WBBJ: Legislators hear from citizens about charging to access public records
