Bill To Keep Autopsy Reports Of Murdered Tennessee Children Hidden From The Public Passes In The House

A Bill To Keep Autopsy Reports Of Murdered Children Hidden From The Public Passed In A Vote On The Tennessee House Floor Yesterday Afternoon.

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Bill Enabling Violent Tennessee Offenders Who Murder Kids To Escape Accountability Moves Forward By Voice Vote Called By Chair Kelly Keisling (Update 2.23.24)

This Week A Bill That Will Keep The Autopsy Reports Of Children Killed At The Hands Of Violent Crime Offenders From Being Public Record Moved Through The Tennessee House State Government Committee By Voice Vote, Led By Chair Kelly Keisling.

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House Committee Passes Bill Threatening Transparency Of Tennessee Dept. Of Tourism With Voice Vote Called By Chairman Kelly Keisling (Update 2.23.24)

The House State Government Committee Passed Legislation That Allows The Tennessee Department Of Tourist Development To Keep Records Hidden From The Public If The Attorney General And Tourism Commissioner Deem It Necessary.

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Bill Threatens Transparency In Tennessee Department Of Tourist Development (Update 2.19.24)

Recently Proposed Legislation Would Allow The Tennessee Department Of Tourist Development To Keep Records Hidden From The Public At The Discretion Of The Attorney General And Tourism Commissioner.

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Tennessee State Senator Proposes Law To Prevent Outside Interference In Public Records Cases

Proposed Tennessee Legislation To Change The State Law To Limit Who Is Allowed To Intervene In Lawsuits Regarding Public Records Has Been Filed In Response To Litigation Involving Records Related To The Covenant School Shooting.

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Knox Cops Deputized To Act On Behalf of ICE, But They Don’t Want To Talk About It

The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Continues To Refuse To Release Records Pertaining To Their Participation In A Program Geared Towards Immigration Enforcement, Despite A Judge’s Orders To Do So.

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Heightened Security During Session Could Become Norm At Tennessee Capitol

Tennessee State Officials Won’t Divulge The Number Of Troopers Who Worked Security – Or The Cost – At The August Special Session, But That Type Of Force Could Be Seen Frequently During Regular Sessions Too.

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What Is The Tennessee Department Of Financial Institutions Hiding?

The Tennessee Department Of Financial Institutions Refused To Release Records Related To Consumer Complaints, Citing A Five-Decade-Old Provision In State Law Allowing The Commissioner To Block Any Record Request.

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