2008

Fla. 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

Panel:  When Is Access Excess?

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 2/8/07

Governor Explains Reasons Open Government Ombudsman Needed 2/20/07

Sunshine Suits Stalls Firing in Campbell County
1/26/07

2006

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 5/27/06

Agencies 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 3/19/06

Republican 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

NNA Pushes Sunshine Sunday

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

Reflecting on 'public' records 12/05/2004

Open records aren't state secrets 11/28/2004

First Amendment Center
Tennessee Supreme Court
Sunshine Week
Tennessee General Assembly
Society of Professional Journalists
National Freedom of Information Coalition
Tennessee Attorney General