Governor softens stand on Paul

Lottery Post — Wed, 29 Oct 2003 09:14:14 GMT

Bredesen vows support for state's lottery chiefGov. Phil Bredesen, after criticizing hiring practices by the head of the Tennessee lottery last week, said yesterday that Rebecca Paul has his unqualified support. Bredesen told reporters last week that he had had enough of Paul hiring executives who worked for her in Georgia and paying them high salaries to run Tennessee's games.Because Paul is under pressure to get Tennessee's lottery going before mid-February, Bredesen said from a trade mission... [ More ]