News-Sentinel: Details about Tennessee State Museum donors should be public
The Knoxville News-Sentinel makes the case that a foundation that was set up entirely for one purpose – to raise money for the state-owned Tennessee State Museum – should disclose details about...
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 ArticleState museum commission restricts speech, communication with the press
The Douglas Henry State Museum Commission adopted a new code of conduct on Monday that requires all commission members except for the chair and vice-chair to provide advance notification to Continue...
View ArticleNew museum director says it will start providing meeting agendas to reporters
The new executive director of the Tennessee State Museum said on Friday that it will start proactively providing to media members copies of meeting agendas and agenda packets after an Continue Reading...
View ArticleDear Tennessee museum commissioners, the state constitution is not a relic yet
This week’s account of a state worker snatching a meeting agenda packet from a news reporter’s hands was a low point in the open government ethic of Tennessee. I wish Continue Reading Tennessee...
View ArticleTCOG raises serious concerns about museum commission’s restrictive speech policy
The Joint Government Operations Committee held a public hearing today on the Douglas Henry State Museum Commission’s new restrictive speech policy for its commissioners. Below are comments I delivered...
View ArticleTennessee Journal: Museum retreats from new code of ethics in face of...
The Tennessee Journal did a good writeup on what happened at the Joint Operations Committee Hearing, in which the state museum commission’s new code of conduct policy was under scrutiny. Continue...
View ArticleState museum board rescinds controversial “code of conduct” policy
The Douglas Henry State Museum Commission has rescinded a controversial code of conduct policy that had required board members to notify the commission before they talked to the media and Continue...
View Article2019 Legislative Report: New exemptions to Public Records Act, and bills that...
Following is a list of new public records exemptions and other public record laws passed by the 111th General Assembly, plus some proposals that failed or were delayed until next Continue Reading...
View ArticleNews-Sentinel: Details about Tennessee State Museum donors should be public
The Knoxville News-Sentinel makes the case that a foundation that was set up entirely for one purpose - to raise money for the state-owned Tennessee State Museum - should disclose details about...
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 ArticleState museum commission restricts speech, communication with the press
The Douglas Henry State Museum Commission adopted a new code of conduct on Monday that requires all commission members except for the chair and vice-chair to provide advance notification to the entire...
View ArticleNew museum director says it will start providing meeting agendas to reporters
The new executive director of the Tennessee State Museum said on Friday that it will start proactively providing to media members copies of meeting agendas and agenda packets after an incident on...
View ArticleDear Tennessee museum commissioners, the state constitution is not a relic yet
This week's account of a state worker snatching a meeting agenda packet from a news reporter’s hands was a low point in the open government ethic of Tennessee. I wish it were the only one. At a public...
View ArticleTCOG raises serious concerns about museum commission’s restrictive speech policy
The Joint Government Operations Committee held a public hearing today on the Douglas Henry State Museum Commission's new restrictive speech policy for its commissioners. Below are comments I delivered...
View ArticleTennessee Journal: Museum retreats from new code of ethics in face of...
The Tennessee Journal did a good writeup on what happened at the Joint Operations Committee Hearing, in which the state museum commission's new code of conduct policy was under scrutiny. From Tom...
View ArticleState museum board rescinds controversial “code of conduct” policy
The Douglas Henry State Museum Commission has rescinded a controversial code of conduct policy that had required board members to notify the commission before they talked to the media and threatened...
View Article2019 Legislative Report: New exemptions to Public Records Act, and bills that...
Following is a list of new public records exemptions and other public record laws passed by the 111th General Assembly, plus some proposals that failed or were delayed until next year. TCOG 2019...
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