Tennessee Center for Policy Research -
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Published on: 3/30/2006
Last Visited: 3/26/2008
On March 3, barely two weeks after signing the new ethics bill into law, Bredesen appointed powerful Tennessee AFL-CIO Labor Council lobbyist A.J. Starling to serve on the Tennessee Human Rights Commission.
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"Since Mr. Starling lobbies for the Tennessee AFL-CIO, an organization representing local unions and thousands of workers in matters of employment and workplace affairs, how can he legally serve on a commission that regulates matters of employment and workplace affairs?"
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Starling attended his first meeting as a Member of the Tennessee Human Rights Commission, an entity charged with enforcing the Tennessee Human Rights Act and the Tennessee Handicap Act, and working to prevent and eradicate discrimination in employment, on March 24.