From The Republic: NASHVILLE, Tennessee — The former senior news editor at The Tennessean has been chosen to lead the Tennessee Coalition for Open Government.
TCOG President Doug Pierce said the group is glad to have someone of Deborah Fisher’s experience and passion for open government as the coalition’s new executive director.
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From The Tennessean: It has always troubled me that ignorance of the law can be used as a legal defense for not complying with the Tennessee Public Records Act.
That absurdity came back a few weeks ago when The Hendersonville Star News reported on a brouhaha that had been raging for months between Hendersonville city officials and a group of local residents. The issue was whether (and how much) the city could charge to produce copies of public records.
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Read More… from Frank Gibson: No excuse for Hendersonville’s public records saga
From Columbia Daily Herald: One Maury Countian’s fight for government transparency in his community has garnered him state recognition.
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Read More… from Tennessee Coalition for Open Government presents Sunshine Hero award
Opinion from The Nashville City Paper:
For months last year, I kept asking members of the Coalition for Open Government and the Tennessee Press Association if they knew anything about the history of the Tennessee Public Records Act of 1957.
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A few state FOIA and local open government news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier in the week:
Advocates fight to keep Georgia archives open to public
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Read More… from NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for October 5, 2012
A few state FOIA and local open government news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier in the week:
Know Your Rights: Open Records in Rhode Island
What is APRA?: The Access to Public Records Act, or APRA, is the Rhode Island state law that gives individuals the right to see and obtain public records. The law provides guidelines for obtaining access to these records, and also defines which records are subject to public inspection and which are exempt.
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Read More… from NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for August 31, 2012: Open government news from the states
From The Tennessean:
A law that would have changed Tennessee’s open meetings law to allow elected officials to meet in secret is dead for the year, according to Tennessee House Speaker Beth Harwell’s office.
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Read More… from TN speaker assures state sunshine law is safe
From The Republic:
BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. — A push to dilute Tennessee's open meetings law is based on a misunderstanding of restrictions now on the books, an open government advocate said.
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Read More… from Tenn. open meetings law debate reveals different interpretations
