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McNally may disavow Sunshine Law changes

Wednesday, December 19, 2007 9:35 PM
This certainly speaks volumes : Sen. Randy McNally, chairman of the Legislature's Open Government Study Committee, says he is undecided about whether to sponsor a bill revising the state's Open Meetings Law as recommended by the panel. Traditionally,
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Theme of the day: contempt

Thursday, December 13, 2007 8:38 PM
Contempt seems to be a common theme in today's news cycle: Josh Bolten and Karl Rove have been held in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with subpoenas in the US attorney firing scandal. The White House and the obstructionist Senate Republicans
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Newscoma nails it on open government

Thursday, December 06, 2007 8:10 PM
I've blogged previously about the ongoing efforts to eviscerate Tennessee's Open Meetings Law (see here , here , and here , all of which was prompted by this mess ) from the standpoint of an ordinary citizen. I'm not a journalist, nor do I have any connection
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Bredesen offers a glimmer of hope

Saturday, December 01, 2007 2:28 PM
The Tennessee state Legislature's Open Government Subcommittee recommended several changes to Tennessee's sunshine law this week, including a provision which would allow up to three members of County Commission to deliberate in secret. If even two members
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An eclipse of the sun

Wednesday, November 28, 2007 11:02 PM
( Cross-posted here . ) The "Open" Government Study Committee was empowered by the Tennessee state Legislature to study and recommend any needed changes to Tennessee's open records law and its open meetings law. Yesterday, the committee punted on the
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Sunshine is a disinfectant

Wednesday, November 14, 2007 11:33 PM
So, let me see if I have this correct: Knox County Commission flagrantly, obscenely, and blatantly violates the Open Meetings Law, thumbing their collective noses at the people who elected them. They get smacked down by a jury for doing so, and the judge
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Tennessee primaries

Tuesday, November 13, 2007 6:30 PM
( Cross-posted here .) Greg Mackay, the Knox County Administrator of Elections , sent out an email this afternoon asking folks to help explain Tennessee's primaries and how they work. Here's the body of Greg's email (which I'm posting with his permission).
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Curious relics

Monday, October 08, 2007 8:36 AM
The Tennessee state Constitution carries some interesting relics of the past. Article IX is particularly fascinating: ARTICLE IX Disqualifications. Section 1 . Whereas ministers of the Gospel are by their profession, dedicated to God and the care of souls,
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Tennessee smacks down REAL ID

Tuesday, June 12, 2007 3:35 PM
Yesterday, the Tennessee state House and Senate voted unanimously to ignore the REAL ID Act . This makes Tennessee the 16th state to do so. If it were implemented, the REAL ID Act would force the states to issue what amounts to a national ID card . The
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Electing versus appointing

Monday, May 21, 2007 10:50 PM
The state Senate passed a state constitutional amendment today, sponsored by Rosalind Kurita (DINO-Clarksville) which would make certain Tennessee officers elected rather than appointed : The state Senate on Monday voted for a constitutional amendment
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What to do with TN's budget surplus

Wednesday, May 09, 2007 12:51 PM
The state of Tennessee is forecast to pull in a budget surplus of $600 million this year. I have some suggestions on what to do with it. First, we need to fund Bredesen's new and improved BEP formula , which is used to allocate education funding to each
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TN toll road proposal hits a speed bump

Friday, April 27, 2007 11:51 AM
The pending proposal to allow toll roads in Tennessee has hit a minor snag : the state legislature wants final say-so over each toll road project. TDOT, on the other hand, insists that oversight and accountability aren't necessary: Sen. Doug Jackson,
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