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Daily Dose for July 23, 2008
McCain Barely Tops Obama in TN 2Q Fundraising
McCain Barely Tops Obama in TN 2Q Fundraising -- The City Paper reports that Barack Obama narrowly lost to John McCain in fundraising from Tennesseans in the second quarter. McCain gathered $521,109 from Tennesseans, while Obama collected $463,824. That's just a $57,000 difference and Obama hasn't set foot in the state, while McCain has hosted three fundraisers since April. Obama may make up the ground soon. The Tennessean reports that TN native son Al Gore is planning a fundraiser for Obama possibly in Nashville.
UT Pres Won't Face Punishment Over Disclosure Lapses -- Tennessee Ethics Commission voted to do nothing to punish UT President John Petersen for omissions on a financial disclosure form. Petersen had already paid a $250 fine for filing his form late. After the form was filed, questions were raised as to why Peterson only listed his UT salary as generating income of more than $1,000. Eventually, Peterson filed amended reports showing income from six investment accounts generating income.
Michael Hooks Gets County Job Fresh Out of Jail -- Fresh out of federal prison after serving 30 days on a fraud conviction, Michael Hooks Jr. is right back to work in a new job with Shelby County government. Hooks was hired by the Shelby County Division of Corrections as a part-time recruiter for a federally funded prisoner re-entry program, meant to reduce recidivism. County officials implied Hooks would be well suited for the job, because of his past incarceration. Although Hooks' conviction involved a small-scale fraud, his indictment spawned the broad public corruption investigation called The Tennessee Waltz, which led to convictions of a dozen elected officials and aides.
