Amanda Murphy

Tennessee Senate Committee Votes To Block Dept. Of Tourist Development Public Records, Keeping Super Bowl Contracts Hidden For A Decade

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. Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – Legislation that would enable state government to obscure […]

Bill Threatens Transparency In Tennessee Department Of Tourist Development

Image Credit: tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – 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. House Bill 1692 (HB1692), sponsored by Representative William Lamberth (R-Portland-District 44), would allow those records to be exempt from […]