Daily Dose for November 26, 2007

CoverKids Signs Up 16,000

CoverKids Signs Up 16,000 -- Gov. Bredesen's free children's insurance program CoverKids has signed up 16,000 Tennessee children. CoverKids for uninsured children launched March 26 but took awhile for enrollment to build. Only 1,250 children were signed up during the first two months, but the program now covers 16,027 children, said Dean Flener, spokesman for Cover Tennessee, the state's program for the uninsured. Bredesen: "I wish many more parents would come forward and get their kids signed up … because it's a free health care program." CoverKids is TN's version of the much-talked about S-Chip program. More here.

More Scooter Love -- The Tennessean does another extensive media profile on Fred Thompson's new money man B.C. "Scooter" Clippard. Clippard will need to raise a lot of money for Thompson in the coming days to meet his goal of coming in strong in Iowa and winning South Carolina. Thompson has fallen in polls in both of those states - behind Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney in Iowa and behind Rudy Giuliani in South Carolina.

Shelby Co. Commission Ready for Paperless -- The Shelby Co. Commission has approved a measure to go paperless in prep for its meetings. Last year, copying and paper fees in the commission office cost the county more than $30,000. Just in time for next year, the Commission approved document management system will route documents electronically starting in February. It was purchased by commissioners from SIRE Technologies for $247,400. The packets of information will be easily accessed on the county's Web site and also allow for live streaming video of commission proceedings.

Alexander Staffer Dies in Car Crash -- Trey Lefler, a staff member for Sen. Lamar Alexander and brother of Sen. Corker staffer Laura Lefler died on Thursday. Both the Alexander and Corker Senate staffs said they "are saddened by this tragic loss." Lefler was a 25-year-old advisor to Sen. Alexander. Our prayers for the Lefler family.

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