Electronic meetings
Maintaining transparency and public participation will test governing bodies, both technologically and culturally. They can do it. Continue Reading
Electronic meetings survey: We need your observations!
Tennessee Coalition for Open Government is collecting information on how governing bodies have conducted meetings during COVID-19, including electronic meetings. What went well? What didn’t? And how can things be Continue Reading
Georgia can’t copyright its annotated code, says Supreme Court in ruling that could affect Tennessee
The U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision on Monday ruled that non-binding legal materials created by a state legislative body cannot be copyrighted, expanding the understanding of what government Continue Reading
After public pressure, state releases nursing home COVID-19 data on website
After multiple weeks of pressure and questions from news media organizations and journalists, the Tennessee Department of Health today began posting on its website COVID-19 infection rates and deaths in Continue Reading
In-person court proceedings can resume with certain safeguards and approval
The Tennessee Supreme Court issued an order today modifying its earlier suspension of in-person court proceedings, providing a pathway for in-person court proceedings to resume. The court on March 13 Continue Reading
Judge rules against Knox County sheriff in public records case, puts department under court orders
In an important win for access to public records, Knox County Chancellor John Weaver found the Knox County Sheriff’s Office violated the public records law in its responses to a Continue Reading