TN editorial: Open records a free, easy fix

From Sunshine Review

February 10, 2009

[edit] TN editorial: Open records a free, easy fix

"In a year when a lack of money should restrain the Legislature from costly projects, lawmakers should focus on a few projects that are cheap (even free) and achievable.

First up among the doable projects is the so-called automatic recovery bill that would help keep government honest.

Under the bill, winners of lawsuits over public records would recover attorney fees from the government bodies they successfully sued. Currently granting of attorney fees is discretionary."

[edit] External links

Blue Ridge Now, TN editorial: Open records a free, easy fix, February 10, 2009

v • d • e The Sunshine Review Gazette

Report It • The bad news • The good news Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming •

	v • d • e State of Tennessee Nashville (capital)
Transparency	Open Records Act \| Transparency Checklist \| Government corruption reports \| Transparency Legislation \| Open Records procedures \| Transparency Advocates \| Transparency blogs \| State budget \| Taxpayer-funded lobbying associations \|
Divisions	State \| List of Counties \| List of Cities \| List of Towns \| List of School Districts \| Evaluation of county websites \| Evaluation of city websites \| Evaluation of township websites \| Evaluation of school district websites \|
Government	Tennessee State Constitution \| Executive \| House of Representatives \| Senate \|
Judiciary	Tennessee Supreme Court \| Court of Appeals \| Circuit Court \| Chancery Court \| Probate Court \| Criminal Court \| Judicial nomination process \| Judicial news \| Judicial activist organizations \|
Ballot Measures	Ballot measures \| 2006 constitutional amendments \| 2002 constitutional amendments \| Procedures for qualifying an initiative \| Amending the constitution \| History of direct democracy \| Campaign finance requirements \|