 | ||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||
|
« The Blogosphere Bites Back | Main | Son of Memogate » September 28, 2004Tennessee's Compromised Legislature
Nearly 9 percent of Tennessee legislators in 2001 had financial ties to businesses or organizations that lobby state government. And 19 percent of lawmakers received income from a government agency other than the state legislature. The CPI information about Tennessee lawmakers is online here, and if you're not from Tennessee you can find your own state's information via that link as well. I wrote an op-ed, published Jan. 3, 2003, in The Tennessean, proposing a reform that would make Tennessee's legislature more trustworthy. You can read it here. Posted in Tennessee News
| Linked By |
Please support HobbsOnline by doing your online shopping at Amazon.com Comments
There are other connections that probably can't easily be shown. The one that I can think of was the SDMCA bill that Sen. Person was pushing through for his son, who's head of a cable company here in TN (although the senator assured us that the connection had *nothing* to do with his pushing a bill written by movie industry lawyers for the cable industry). Posted by: Michael Chaney at September 28, 2004 07:37 PMIn Tennessee we have arguably the most powerful politician in the state is married to one of the most powerful lobbyist in the state. The state is only one of two in the country that doesn't require special interest to disclose what they spend on lobbying. The conflict of interest issues on capitol hill in Nashville is beyond ridiculous. I wouldn't trust these people to park my car, much less spend my money. Posted by: sbk at September 29, 2004 12:57 PMPost a comment
Comments Policy: Your comment is subject to deletion if it is off-topic or includes foul language or personal attack. Readers, please email me if you find comments that include egregious violations of this policy. Comments may not post immediately - do not post twice!
|
|||||||||||
The Center for Public Integrity has released the results of a year-long examination of the personal financial disclosures of state lawmakers in Tennessee and nationwide. Looking at disclosures for lawmakers from 2001, the CPI says that nearly 24 percent of Tennessee lawmakers sat on a legislative committee that had authority over the lawmaker's professional or business interest.