Public records harassment bill likely to be amended to back online transparency

House Majority leader wants state review of records and local government look at putting information online

By , Daily Memphian Updated: February 19, 2019 4:00 AM CT | Published: February 18, 2019 1:32 PM CT

Open records advocates want to make sure records custodians can't take court action against people simply to keep them from getting information in Memphis and elsewhere around the state.

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Sam Stockard

Sam Stockard

Sam Stockard is a Nashville-based reporter with more than 30 years of journalism experience as a writer, editor and columnist covering the state Legislature and Tennessee politics for The Daily Memphian.


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