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Ken Whitehouse reports on the hyper-litigious nature of 61st District state House challenger Connie Reguli:

Day and Blair discuss medical malpractice legislation recently passed in Tennessee:

Today we’re introducing a new Pith feature in which we honor the best bull[bleep]ters on the Tennessee political landscape. Lying comes naturally to politicians. But to win this coveted monthly award will take true talent, and we expect fierce competition from our legions of razor-tongued operators. Who told the biggest whopper of the past month? What do you think?

It seems as if the Golden Goose (Tom Hensley, the lobbyist for the Tennessee Liquor Wholesalers) may be more than your reg’lar good ole boy. He seems to know somebody with web skillz.

Tom Humphrey discusses:

Dick Williams, veteran volunteer lobbyist for Common Cause in Tennessee, says that, regardless of the specifics in a given case, the law perhaps should be amended to provide at least some disclosure requirement for former officials who get into public relating on a public policy issue shortly after leaving office.

Bill Hobbs notes that the Tennessee Association for Justice (previously the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association) was still shoveling campaign contributions to State Rep. (and then-House Judiciary Chairman) Rob Briley well after his arrest for DUI, leaving the scene of an accident and felony evading arrest. From the article,

Randy Kinnard, the PAC’s treasurer, explained why they gave Briley mor

Bill Hobbs notes that the Tennessee Association for Justice (previously the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association) was still shoveling campaign contributions to State Rep. (and then-House Judiciary Chairman) Rob Briley well after his arrest for DUI, leaving the scene of an accident and felony evading arrest. From the article,

Randy Kinnard, the PAC’s treasurer, explained why they gave Briley mor