Allegations of wrongdoing nothing new for Shelby politicians in Nashville
Robinson charges striking because they’re not related to her duties as a state senator
Former state Sen. Kathryn Bowers (center), (outside Federal Court in Memphis after pleading guilty to bribery Monday, July 16, 2007) was indicted in the undercover public corruption probe dubbed Tennessee Waltz. (Mark Humphrey/AP File)
The recent indictment of state Sen. Katrina Robinson isn't a first for local members of the state legislative delegation, though it is different in that the charges are not connected to her duties as a state senator.
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for almost 50 years covering a wide variety of stories from the 1977 death of Elvis Presley and the 1978 police and fire strikes to numerous political campaigns, every county mayor and every Memphis Mayor starting with Wyeth Chandler.
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