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Daily Dose for April 28, 2008
McMillan Announces for Governor... in 2010
McMillan Announces for Governor... in 2010 -- Former State Rep. Kim McMillan announced over the weekend that she would be running for Governor in 2010. The unprecidented early move, McMillan says, is to listen to the people of Tennessee. It might also have something to do with trying to force one of the other rumored candidates - Harold Ford, Jr and Lincoln Davis out of the race. The announcement allows McMillan to begin raising money for the race. McMillan previously served as House Majority Leader and as Gov. Bredesen's senior advisor. Meanwhile the City Paper, examining Ford's political career say that McMillan may have trouble competing against Ford in fundraising.
Cities Fight Over First Toll Bridge -- Hamilton County, which is hoping for a bridge over Lake Chickamauga to connect the long-separated north areas of the county, has competition from Nashville and Memphis for the state's first toll-bridge. Memphis wants a new bridge across the Mississippi River. Nashville is pushing for a bridge that would add a north-south route between Davidson and Sumner counties over the Cumberland River at Hadley Bend. TDOT is issuing a request for proposals for consultants to study the various routes and to make a recommendation on which should be chosen.
Quick Hits -- Here's some news from around the state:
- Ancedotal evidence that Democrats in TN are not so committed to their primary favorite not to vote for the other guy (or girl).
- Tennessee Center for Policy Research continues to be labeled a partisan organization, because of its failure to criticize pork from Republicans.
- Partisanship on the rise at the State Capitol according to the Tennessean.
