TVA Employees Charge Big Money

By Kleinheider Posted on March 2, 2009 at 4:50 pm

From the News Sentinel:

Televisions, X-Boxes, alcohol, Internet software and tuition.

Inspector General auditors say those are just some of the questionable purchases made by Tennessee Valley Authority employees on their government charge cards.

An audit of the program created to pay for small business-related expenses finds spending has swelled to more than $75 million annually, with nearly a third of those purchases over $5,000.

One unidentified cardholder had nearly $6 million in charges on six cards in two years.

SEE ALSO: The Inspector General’s full report.

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Open Container Bill Had Opposition

By Kleinheider Posted on May 8, 2008 at 7:43 am

A bill that would have ceased the legal practice of automobile passengers consuming alcohol was killed — but only just barely:

Five members of the 11-member panel had themselves officially recorded as voting no on Rep. Johnny Shaw’s motion to send the bill to “summer study,” effectively killing it for the 2008 session.

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