Thursday, April 2, 2009
Breaking News / Woods Morning Roundup: All the News That's Fit to Post on This Blog
Posted by Jeff Woods on Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 6:59 AM
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Metro judges are breaking rules against nepotism. Gloria Dumas hired her daughter, and Gale Robinson put his son-in-law on the payroll.
"I didn't intentionally do anything to violate my canons of ethics -- I thought I was doing right," Robinson tells Channel 5's Phil Williams.The state is setting up teams to study infant mortality. ... Audit criticizes Tennessee veterans homes. ... State workers who smoke will pay more for health insurance next year. ... Latest DNA tests fail to implicate Paul House. ... Lawmakers won't pass bills to fine motorists for smoking with a child in their car. ...Bill against driving while texting hits a speed bump. ... Lawmakers are trying to put the brakes on red-light cameras. ... Bill Haslam reacts to Ron Ramsey's call for ending the legislature's fundraising ban, and Jim Kyle says Ramsey knows what he can do to fix his problem: Quit the Senate.
"Ron has a simple remedy," Sen. Kyle said, recalling how his wife resigned a judgeship to run for the then-state Public Service Commission. "There's no rule that Ron has to be in the Senate."One hundred days after the coal-ash disaster, TVA says it's spent $68 million cleaning it up. ... NAACP is preparing a lawsuit over Nashville school rezoning. ... Kleinheider calls for lifting the legislature's fundraising ban. ... Student newspaper says Bredesen's trying to stifle the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga.
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