Tennessee Conservative
The Jefferson County Republican Party Executive Committee Has Requested That Jefferson County Schools Stop Doing Business With An Organization That Pushes LGBTQ+ And Related Ideologies.
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Tennessee Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson Has Filed Legislation To Close Public Records Of Death Investigations If The Death Is Ruled To Be Not The Result Of A Crime.
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With Paying An Outside Firm To Locate And Hire The City’s Next Police Chief, Knoxville’s Democratic Mayor, Indya Kincannon And Her Team Believed They Could Bypass Tennessee’s Open Record Laws And Keep Taxpayers In The Dark.
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Metro Nashville Denied An Open Records Request For Its Internal Communications Related To Nashville’s East Bank, Citing A “Deliberative Process Privilege” Exemption To The State’s Open Records Law.
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In A Letter To The Mayor And Commissioners Of Jefferson County, Tennessee, A Concerned Citizen Asked That Information Frequently Requested Through Open Records, Be Automatically Uploaded To The School District’s Website For Public Viewing.
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According To A Parent In Jefferson County, The Content Of The Survey Has Not Been Made Available To The Public. Concerned Jefferson County Citizens Say That Getting Information From The School System Is Being Discouraged By The School Board.
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Two Republicans In The Tennessee Legislature Have Introduced A Set Of Companion Bills That Would, In Effect, Negate The Statutory Guarantee That Tennessee Citizens Cannot Be Charged Fees To Review Public Records.
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Tennesseans Deserve To Have Their Concerns About Election Commissioners Heard In A Public Form And Be Given Fair Consideration. Without HB 2011, SEC Members Can Continue To Ignore Violations Of The “Code Of Conduct” When Such Violations Are Brought To Their Attention By Citizens, And Likewise Disregard Their Obligations Under Tennessee Law. This Is A Recipe For Corruption, Arrogance And Abuse On The Part Of An Entity That Oversees Tennessee Elections.
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The Public Citizen Litigation Group Helped File A Lawsuit In Davidson County Chancery Court Against The Tennessee Department Of Human Resources Last Week Over A Report That Outlined Recommendations On How To Respond To The Covid-19 Pandemic. The State Denied A Public Records Request, Filed By Plaintiff Thomas Wesley, A State Employee Who Requested The Document As A Tennessee Citizen.
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The Lack Of Transparency Being Shown By The Knox County School System And The Extended Amount Of Time Being Taken To Fulfill A Simple Open Records Request Looks Very Suspicious To Many Tennessee Parents.
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