Business organizations connected to the same individual are donating multiple times to Tennessee candidates, according to this report. A News Sentinel review of gubernatorial campaign disclosures for the first six months of 2009 found several cases of LLCs or partnerships donating to Haslam and Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey’s Republican gubernatorial campaigns from the same address […]
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Tennessee Ethics Commission
Roger Brown has more on the controversy surrounding the Tennessee Ethics Commission. The commission’s birth had filled a need, following years of public outrage after several state lawmakers, who were accused of selling votes for bribes, were arrested in an FBI undercover sting operation known as “Operation Tennessee Waltz.” State Sen. Roy Herron, D-Dresden, one […]
Tennessee: Ethics and Election Finance in One Agency
Gov. Bredesen signed a law merging the Tennessee Ethics Commission with the state’s Registry of Election Finance. The Bureau of Ethics and Campaign Finance is born.