Download Davidson County Chancellor Russell T. Perkins’ ruling in the TNInvestco open records lawsuit by clicking this link, courtesy of Tennessee Watchdog.

Here at Tennessee Watchdog, we believe bringing our readers primary documents from the public record is an important part of our job. Perhaps there is not a court case going on in Tennessee right now with more relevance to the future of government transparency than the suit to open the files on the TNInvestco program.

A day after Gov. Phil Bredesen unveiled a start new budget proposal in the State of the State address, Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey delivered a message that Tennessee needs to “live within its means” during his First Tuesday appearance today

In an age where government regulation seems to be in vogue — and possibly inevitable — for both of America’s major political parties, the land’s highest court finds that even corporations have the right to free speech.

As promised, State Senator Mae Beavers put hearings on the practices of the Tennessee Court of the Judiciary (COJ) at the front of her committee’s legisaltive agenda this week.

In what is a very poor use of tax payer funds, Metro Nashville’s Codes Department in their neighborhood e-newsletter devoted an entire page to pushing the Music City Center project – the largest public building project in the city’s history.

A damaging audit of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission came out today, listing seven different findings.
The audit was a followup to a previous inquiry as to whether the ABC had control of its finances and was performing simple tasks like criminal background checks on applicants for a state liquor license. Overall, it seems the ABC [...]

During the last legislative session, the Tennessee General Assembly approved a new law enabling dedicated funding sources for mass transit in Tennessee four urban cities.

The Associated Press notes here that Tennessee is among several school nationally that have eased their charter school restrictions.

Veteran Metro Fire Captain David Parker is facing disciplinary charges for an odd altercation with Metro Police.