Gov. Bill Lee gets by with a little help from his friends. He passes out patronage like a Chicago alderman, especially to former legislators.
We’ll start with those on the way …
Lee uses state funds like a piggy bank
Dunn will earn $98K in new post
Former state Rep. Bill Dunn will earn $98,000 in his full-time position as senior advisor to state Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn. He will work from both Nashville and Knoxville, according …
Dunn takes state job
Well, Bill Dunn didn’t stay unemployed for long – six days, actually. After 26 years as a state representative, Dunn was replaced Nov. 3 by Michele Carringer. On Nov. 9, …
Dunn reflects on legislative service
Bill Dunn took a seat in the state legislature in 1994, replacing the retiring Charlie Severance. He spent 26 years without a primary opponent, making him the longest serving House …
Woman will claim District 16 House seat
The first mailer from a pro-voucher “outside” group this season landed in the mailboxes of likely Republican District 16 state House voters last week. It was not friendly to career …
Bounds leaps and Dunn’s done (in that order)
In Tuesday’s KnoxTnToday, Patti Bounds told the world that she will run in the 2020 Republican Primary for the District 16 state House seat held by 12-term incumbent Bill Dunn.
On …
Harry Brooks honored by Pellissippi State
Pellissippi State Community College lauded retired state Rep. Harry Brooks of Knoxville on Tuesday by naming a wing of its Strawberry Plains Campus in his honor.
The Harry Brooks Career Education …
It’s on! Bounds vs. Dunn 2020
Patti Bounds is all in. “I opened the bank account today,” she said. “And now it feels real.”
Bounds has been contemplating a race for state representative for some time. The …