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TCOG weighs in on Monroe Co. autopsy report left in limbo
TCOG Executive Director Frank Gibson was quoted by the Knoxville News-Sentinel on the repeated delays in granting access to the autopsy report in a high-profile homicide investigation — that of Monroe...
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Records audit finds problems in FOI at the University of Memphis
The university gets a C-minus grade for transparency from a group of journalism students who performed a public records audit at university offices, the Daily Helmsman reports. TCOG Executive Director...
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DA says he won’t release autopsy report on slain Monroe Co. election...
From the AP, via MyFoxHouston: On Friday, District Attorney General Steve Bebb sent a press release saying he had obtained a copy of the full autopsy that afternoon. But he declined to release it right...
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TCOG speaks out on substitute judge records
TCOG Executive Director Frank Gibson was quoted in The Tennessean‘s report on substitute judges in Davidson County — specifically, about General Sessions Court Judge Gloria Dumas’ use of her personal...
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Sullivan Co. mayor releases applicants’ names, pays paper’s legal bills;...
The Kingsport Times-News has dropped its lawsuit against Sullivan County Mayor Steve Godsey after Godsey released the names of the applicants for head of the county’s EMS service and paid the...
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TCOG speaks out as fight over TNInvestco records heads to state Supreme Court
The state’s highest court has been asked to force the release of records pertaining to the $200 million in tax credits for the TNInvestco program, The Tennessean says. Tennessee Coalition for Open...
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TCOG warns of threats looming in upcoming legislative session
Records pertaining to 911 calls and personal e-mails sent by public employees on government accounts may be among those legislators attempt to close off next year, Tennessee Coalition for Open...
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Chambers want to close records pertaining to business recruitment
Tennessee Coalition for Open Government Executive Director Frank Gibson was quoted in a story by the Commercial Appeal (later picked up by the AP) on the issue: But Frank Gibson, executive director of...
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1K+ people contacted state open records ombudsman last year, report shows
From the Knoxville News Sentinel‘s Tom Humphrey: NASHVILLE – More than 1,200 people contacted the Office of Open Records Counsel during the past year, and most of them were government officials,...
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Keep Sunshine Week year round
By KENT FLANAGAN It’s Sunshine Week in America, the one week of the year celebrated by news organizations and open government advocates about keeping government honest. Watchdogs of the Fourth Estate...
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