2008Fla. open record laws often violated, media finds 11/22/08
'Tennessean': Handle records requests promptly, responsibly 10/22/08
Butterworth: Office's work aids citizens' access 10/22/08
Gibson: 'Reasonable rules' must be watched 10/22/08
Open Records Bill Fine Without Changes 4/17/08
2007
Final Report of Open Government 12/17/07
We Didn't Sign On To Weaken 'Sunshine' Law 12/17/07
Dyer County Commission 12/13/07
Mistaking Mischief For Corruption 11/13/07
Knoxville Council Backs Sunshine Law 11/7/07
Local Officials Oppose Open Meetings Change 10/31/07
Tennessee Judge Throws 12 Elected Officials Out Of Office 10/16/07
Bredesen: Ombudsman may need to cover open meetings questions
Senate Approves Measure to Extend Federal Freedom of Information Requirements
Bredesen Dislikes Comptroller's Ombudsman Idea
State Ignored Resident's Complaints 4/14/07
State Needs Ombudsman To Help Open Up Public Records 2/8/07Governor Explains Reasons Open Government Ombudsman Needed 2/20/07
Sunshine Suits Stalls Firing in Campbell County
1/26/072006
Is Government Open Enough? 12/27/06
Records, Meetings Can Be Elusive 12/27/06
Is Another Level of Oversight Needed? 12/27/06
Florida Governor Establishes Office Of Open Government 12/12/06
Bredesen Supports Ombudsman 1/2/07
Will Committee Have Time To Find Open Government Solution 11/30/06
Tennessee Editorial Roundup 11/30/06
Panel To Overhaul Open Government Laws Punts To 2008 11/27/06
Government Should Not Operate In Secret 11/15/06
Putnam County Group Sues School Board Members 11/03/06
Purcell: Don't Dilute Meeting Law 10/30/06
Open-Government Study Panel 10/17/06
House and Senate Name Lawmakers To Study Panel 10/5/06
Open Up, Government 10/4/06
Citizen Trust in Government Declining 10/3/06
Sunshine Law Update Lagging 10/02/06
Records Policy Sparks Debate 9/14/06
News Column, Frank Gibson 8/20/06
State Lawyer Discourages Large Open Records 8/15/06
Elizabethton Schools Recall Effort Wins 8/14/06
Access To Arrest Records Threatened In Court Challenge 7/18/06
Citizens Left To Enforce 'Sunshine' and Records Laws 7/14/06
Bolster Open Meetings Law 6/23/06
Judge Rules Murder Case Documents are Public 6/1/06
Open Meetings Study Committee 5/27/06Agencies May Be Liable If Public Records Held 4/17/06
Secrecy Proposal Aims At Lawyers 3/30/06
GOP Leader Should Support Openness Bill 3/22/06
Lawmakers Consider Proposals to Close Some Public Records 3/19/06
Don't Weaken Records Law 3/19/06Republican Sen. Leader Critical of Open Meetings Improvements 3/19/06
National Conference to Focus on Community and Access 3/19/06
Sunshine Law Changes 3/12/06
More Sunshine in Nashville 3/02/06
Stronger Sunshine Law Needed 2/26/06
Fight Against Open Meeting Laws 3/02/06
This Is Not A Drill!!!! 2/28/06
AG Says Legislature Can't Be Bound 2/27/06
State Needs To Beef Up Open Meeting Laws 2/21/06
Sunshine Law Could Get Overhaul 2/20/06
Herald Citizen Editorial on Sunshine Law 2/05/06 (pdf)
Bredesen Harassment Records 2/09/06
Associated Press Editorial Roundup 1/13/06
2005
Tennessee residents reminded of open records laws
Tennessee Sunshine Week editorial roundup
On Sunshine Sunday, some Tennessee Public records still in the dark
What is the Tennessee Coalition on Open Government?
Associated Press plans for Sunshine Sunday/Week
“Sunshine Sunday”/“Sunshine Week to shed light on government secrecy Mar. 13
IRE survey ranks Tennessee 45th in FOI laws
Coalition joins paper's suit seeking TennCare data
Coalition to focus on a more open government
Knox County taxpayers pay bundle for sheriff's contempt of records request
National Newspaper Association Supports Senator Corny's Open Government Act
Public records: State can learn from Knox
Jackson Sun wins two records lawsuits loses on 911 tapes of TDOT shooting 02/25/2005
Company ask state to withhold details of its contract with firm linked to Ford 02/24/05
State to cut fee for requested TennCare data - 02/24/2005
Senator says he won't pay TennCare for records 02/23/2005
Documents cite critical lapses on night of nursing home fire - 02/23/05
Citizens sue eight Benton County officials - 02/19/2005
Judge: TennCare must produce records in newspaper's request - 02/19/2005
City attorney apologies for board Says meeting should have been public 02/11/2005
City holds secret meeting after denying records on same subject 02/10/2005
First Amendment scores low among high schoolers - 01/31/2005
Commitment to openness from state's highest court 01/12/2005
Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 'Presumes' Court Records are Open - 01/06/2005
2004
Judge rules Legislature exempt from Public Records Law 12/31/2004
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