TCOG encourages citizens to comment on draft model public records policy
The Office of Open Records Counsel is giving the public a chance to review and comment on a draft of a statewide model public records policy. A new law requires all government entities in Tennessee to...
View ArticleRead TCOG’s comments on proposed model public records policy
TCOG Letter on Model Public Records Policy 12-7-16 Tennessee Coalition for Open Government provided written feedback Wednesday on the Office of Open Records Counsel's proposed "Best Practices &...
View ArticleTCOG’s comments to proposed changes, additions to Office of Open Records...
TCOG Letter on Proposed OORC forms 12-14-16. The Office of Open Records Counsel, in addition to creating a model public records policy, is proposing changes to the Schedule of Reasonable Charges, model...
View ArticleNew laws passed in 2017 affect access to public records
TCOG Legislative Report 2017 Following is a summary of new laws affecting access to government information. They include 7 new exceptions to the Tennessee Public Records Act, 2 existing exemptions...
View ArticleAppellate court upholds ruling: Sumner County Schools violated public records...
The Court of Appeals has affirmed a Sumner County trial court's ruling that the denial of a public records request because it was sent by email violated the Tennessee Public Records Act. Sumner County...
View ArticleTCOG, KNS file motion to intervene to keep records open in state’s lawsuit...
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 Purdue...
View ArticleColumn: Opioid trial must be completely open
An OxyContin tablet. Purdue Pharma, who makes OxyContin, has asked for a protective order in a Knoxville circuit court to keep concealed some details of allegations by the state of Tennessee that it...
View ArticleTCOG makes recommendations for vetting state’s public records exemptions
The new Joint Open Records Ad Hoc Committee, formed to consider the growing number of public records exemptions, held its first meeting today. The committee invited TCOG to make a presentation. Also...
View ArticleCourt of Appeals reins in state’s expansive use of investigative exemption
The Tennessee Court of Appeals in a ruling on Friday put much-needed limits around the so-called investigative exemption that has been used by the state to cloak otherwise public records. "We hold that...
View ArticleNew white paper: Can labor fees be charged when a requestor only wants to...
Tennessee Coalition for Open Government released a new white paper today analyzing how production fees were incorporated into the Tennessee Public Records Act. The new white paper examines opinions by...
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