TNDP Gets In On The Haslam Bashing

By Kleinheider Posted on April 16, 2009 at 2:22 pm

No sense in letting a good Republican connection to price-gouging during a rough economy go to waste:

The Tennessee Democratic Party has helped bring attention to the price gouging by Pilot Corp. and other gas stations in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike in September 2008. Pilot Corp. was caught marking up prices at three gas stations in Knoxville and one in Powell.

TNDP Chairman Chip Forrester praised the settlement. “In the wake of a natural disaster, oil companies made a huge profit at the expense of drivers all over the country. I’m happy that Tennesseans are finally getting their money back,” Forrester said.

Bill Haslam is the former vice-president of Pilot Corporation, a petroleum corporation founded by his father Jim Haslam and headquarted in Knoxville. Haslam is currently the mayor of Knoxville and also a Republican candidate for Governor.

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Post Politics: 17 April 2008

By Kleinheider Posted on April 17, 2008 at 11:44 am

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has released its annual crime statistics.

Knoxville’s Metro Pulse runs down the national political contributions of the Haslam political dynasty.

The Associated Press strives to achieve a more flexible business model.

Retiring State Rep. Frank Buck bequeaths his trademark vest to a colleague.

Females snagged in an immigration raid of the Pilgrim’s Pride Chicken processing plant in Chattanooga will be held in Nashville.

A Knoxville reporter follows a group concerned about healthcare issues to Washington, D.C., as they meet with Tennessee Congressional delegation members. Read more

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Tags: Frank Buck, Jim Haslam, Mayhill Fowler, Phillip Pinion