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From the Nashville Tennessean today: the Tennessee Highway Patrol’s promotion methods are corrupt and thoroughly tainted by politics, according to Kroll Government Services, a New-York-based agency tapped by Governor Phil Bredesen to study the THP’s suspect hiring and promotions policy. The report states that troopers with better test scores and stronger records are often passed over for promotions in favor of those who are politically well connected.

From the Nashville Tennessean today: the Tennessee Highway Patrol’s promotion methods are corrupt and thoroughly tainted by politics, according to Kroll Government Services, a New-York-based agency tapped by Governor Phil Bredesen to study the THP’s suspect hiring and promotions policy. The report states that troopers with better test scores and stronger records are often passed over for promotions in favor of those who are politically well connected.