Tennessee Conservative
A Bill That Could Potentially Shield Violent Perpetrators Who Have Murdered A Child From Receiving Just Consequence Has Passed In The Tennessee Senate With A Vote Of 28 To 3.
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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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The Senate State And Local Government Committee Unanimously Passed A Bill That Would Keep Autopsy Reports Of Murdered Tennessee Children Hidden From The Public.
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Legislation To Allow Public College Boards To Close Meetings To Discuss “Sensitive” Matters Will Not Proceed After A Tennessee House Subcommittee Killed The Bill Monday.
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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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Middle Tennessee State University’s Board Chair Is Pushing Legislation, Sponsored By State Sen. Shane Reeves And Rep. Mark White, That Would Enable College Boards To Close Meetings To Discuss “Sensitive” Matters Such As Presidential Pay, A Move Critics Say Is Too “Broad” And Ripe For “Abuse.”
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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.
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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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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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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