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NEWSCHANNEL 5 INVESTIGATES Questionable Contracts, Questions of Influence Two separate NewsChannel 5 investigations -- Questionable Contracts and Questions of Influence -- explore connections on Tennessee's Capitol Hill that may influence how your government operates. Full Story >> UCDD Officials Surrender To Face Federal Charges Not guilty! That was the plea entered Friday by two former officials of the Upper Cumberland Development District in Cookeville. Full Story >> Wendy Askins, Two Others Indicted By Federal Grand Jury A federal grand jury has indicted three former officials from the Upper Cumberland Development District as part of a wide-ranging conspiracy into the misappropriation of federal funds by the Cookeville-based agency. Full Story >> Ethics Commission Takes No Action Against Ingram, Haslam On Wednesday, the Tennessee Ethics Commission closed two complaints involving prominent Capitol Hill lobbyist Tom Ingram and Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam. No fines will be levied in either case. Full Story >> Did Haslam Administration Tell Whole Truth About Contract? New emails raise questions about whether the Haslam administration told a legislative committee the whole truth about a big state contract. Full Story >> NC5 INVESTIGATES: CONSUMER ALERT Canceled Mud Run Registrants Given Chance To Participate In Different Race Some good news for folks left high and dry by the sudden cancellation and no refund policy of the Great American Mud Run. Full Story >> Caller Claims To Be Judge In Phone Scam Imagine getting a call saying you're about to be arrested when you know you've done nothing wrong. All you have to do, the caller tells you, to stay out of jail is send money. Full Story >> State Regulators Open Case On Used Car Dealer A Nashville used-car dealership may have broken the law when it sold a rebuilt car. And that has prompted state regulators to take their own look at how U.S. Auto of Nashville does business. Full Story >> Mud Run Officially Canceled; No Refunds Offered Runners who signed up for a promoted mud race in Manchester have learned it has been officially canceled, and no refunds will be offered. Full Story >> Runners Left Waiting For Refunds After Race Canceled Area running enthusiasts say the organizers of one local race took their money and ran. Full Story >> NC5 INVESTIGATES: QUESTIONABLE CONTRACTS Did Haslam Administration Tell Whole Truth About Contract? New emails raise questions about whether the Haslam administration told a legislative committee the whole truth about a big state contract. Full Story >> Enterprise Deal Raises Questions About Outsourcing Effort NewsChannel 5 has uncovered serious questions about how parts of Tennessee's state government -- in this case, the state's motor pool -- are being outsourced to private business. Full Story >> Vehicle Contract Outsourced To Company With Connections A multimillion-dollar contract for maintenance on state vehicles was supposed to save taxpayers' money. But "NewsChannel 5 Investigates" discovered some examples where you're actually paying more. Full Story >> Lawmakers Promise Review Of Questionable Contracts Two questionable state contracts -- first uncovered by "NewsChannel 5 Investigates" -- will face scrutiny from state lawmakers. Full Story >> State Rental Car Bills Riddled With Questionable Charges An exclusive NewsChannel 5 investigation has discovered some state agencies may be paying more to rent cars than they should. Full Story >> NC5 INVESTIGATES: QUESTIONS OF INFLUENCE Ethics Commission Takes No Action Against Ingram, Haslam On Wednesday, the Tennessee Ethics Commission closed two complaints involving prominent Capitol Hill lobbyist Tom Ingram and Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam. No fines will be levied in either case. Full Story >> State Considers Coal Mining, Oil Drilling On Protected Lands The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is currently negotiating with a coal company to allow coal mining on a wildlife area, as well as an oil company to allow drilling on a wetland. Full Story >> Lobbyist On Payroll Of Both Governor, Special Interests Tom Ingram wears two hats. He runs The Ingram Group, a lobbying firm that he started in 1983. He boasts on his website that he "currently" serves as a "general consultant" to Gov. Haslam. Full Story >> Haslam Keeps Payments Private Governor Bill Haslam is not revealing how much he personally pays lobbyist and consultant Tom Ingram. Full Story >> Haslam Defends Secret Payments To Lobbyist Gov. Bill Haslam defended making private payments to lobbyist Tom Ingram on the same day the Tennessee Ethics Commission called on Ingram to answer questions about his lobbying activities. Full Story >>		ADVERTISEMENT ABOUT NEWSCHANNEL 5 INVESTIGATES NewsChannel 5 Investigates NewsChannel 5's award-winning investigative team exposes corruption, government waste and consumer scams. Full Story >> Tell Us About Something We Should Investigate! If you know of something we should investigate, join our efforts to expose corruption, government waste, scams and other wrongdoing. Full Story >> Sign Up For NewsChannel 5 eNews Stay connected with your news and information leader. Sign up for email alerts and newsletters from NewsChannel 5.com. Full Story >>
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