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« Sen. Henry Pushes Elimination of Referendum on Local Sales Tax Increases | Main | Photoblogging in Texas » December 18, 2005Today's Reading ListPolitics: The latest Tennessean story on the Tennessee Highway Patrol political patronage scandal underlines the assertion Friday on a Nashville radio show by Tennessee Finance & Administration Commissioner David Goetz that the governor was aware of but ignored the political corruption and cronyism inside the THP before it was uncovered by investigative reporters at The Tennessean. According to the story in today's paper, the governor's right-hand man wasn't ignoring the patronage scandal - he was "closely involved" in the cronyism. The former head of the THP, forced to resign last week, says Deputy Gov. Dave Cooley oversaw THP's promotions process. A months-long investigation by The Tennessean has shown that two-thirds of THP officers proposed for promotions under Bredesen had made campaign donations to Bredesen or had relatives or patrons who did. Of those, half were recommended over troopers with better scores on impartial exams. Posted in Today's Reading List
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