Electronic meetings
Maintaining transparency and public participation will test governing bodies, both technologically and culturally. They can do it. Continue Reading
Senate version of a bill to allow electronic meetings has more safeguards
Senate and House committees passed bills today that would amend the Open Meetings Act to allow members of governing bodies to participate in meetings electronically and bar the public from Continue Reading
Lawmakers to consider bill to temporarily amend Open Meetings Act to allow electronic participation during coronavirus epidemic
The General Assembly did the right thing yesterday in announcing it would not proceed with its regular calendars, and instead focus on just essential business before recessing for at least Continue Reading
Open meetings during an outbreak: We must preserve transparency
The chief justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court announced today that all Tennessee courts would be suspending in-person judicial proceedings through March 30 because of the coronavirus outbreak. There are Continue Reading
Lawsuit by Scoop Media Group challenges redaction of victim names
Scoop Media Group LLC and its CEO Jason Steen is challenging a practice of redacting victim names and sometimes the location of a crime from affidavits of complaints. It filed Continue Reading
Bill would require government entities to put meeting agendas online
State Rep. William Lamberth, R-Portland, and state Sen. Mike Bell, R-Riceville, are pushing a bill that would require government entities to post meeting agendas on their websites, as well as Continue Reading