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Tennessee Governor Bill Lee Signed A Bill Into Law That Will Allow Tennessee’s Department Of Tourism To Hide Negotiated Contracts For A Potential Super Bowl And Other Events For Up To 10 Years.
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More Than A Year After The Covenant School Mass Shooting, The Tennessee House Will Take Up A Measure This Week Prohibiting Third Parties From Getting Involved In Public Records Lawsuits.
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A Tennessee Bill To Hide Autopsy Reports Of Murdered Children From The General Public Is Scheduled For A Vote On The Senate Floor Following Its Passage By A Vote Of 86-1 In The House Of Representatives Last Week.
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A Bill That Would Allow The Tennessee Department Of Tourism To Keep Mega-Event Contracts Hidden For Up To 10 Years Headed To The Desk Of Gov. Bill Lee This Week, Where It’s Expected To Be Signed.
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A Bill That Obscures Deals Made Through The Department Of Tourist Development Has Passed In Both Chambers Of The Tennessee General Assembly.
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Tennessee Legislation With The Goal To Block Transparency Of Records In Department Of Tourist Development As New Stadium and Future Super Bowl Prospects Expect To Bring Billions In New Tax Revenue Advances Toward Passage Into Law.
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A Recent Public Records Request For Information Related To Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion (DEI) Trainings And Initiatives Employed By Robertson County Public Schools Since May 1st, 2022, Shows That Resources Utilized By The District Are Heavily Laced With Gender Theory, Critical Race Theory (CRT) And DEI.
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The Right On Transparency Coalition Is Asking Five States To Stop Restricting Public Records Requests Based On Residency. Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Tennessee And Virginia All Are Known To Restrict Records Requests Based Upon Residency.
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In Tennessee, The Public Records Act And Open Meetings Act Codify The Right Of Citizens To Have Sunlight In All Corners Of Government.
Unfortunately, Each Year In Tennessee, Bills Are Proposed — And Some Are Passed — To Allow Certain Government Agencies To Work In Darkness.
Corruption And Cronyism Need Darkness To Survive. Protecting The Right Of Citizens And The Press To Shine Light On Government Means We Need To Protect Against Laws That Would Shut This Right Down.
The Tennessee Court Of Appeals Has Set Aside A Lower Court’s Decision That Has Kept Records Related To A Shelby County Child’s Death From Being Released To The Public.
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