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« It Matters Who Governs | Main | Media Myths and the Jena 6 » October 24, 2007Tennessee Democrats Push For Less-Open Government
The Tennessean's Jessica Fender reports that Jones not only voted to make government less open, he also made the motion to adjourn the study committee before it could consider other open-government measures. Fender has more here Posted in Tennessee Government News
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A legislative "study committee" voted yesterday to roll back part of the state's Sunshine Law, a move that, if adopted by the legislature, would make both state and local boards that discuss the public's business less open to the public's scrutiny. The two Democratic lawmakers on the study committee voted for less government openness, including Memphis state Rep. Ulysses Jones, a longtime opponent of ethics reform and open government.