TVA withholds salary data, claims competitive concerns
Critics say lack of transparency doesn’t instill trust
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As it fights to save its Memphis power contract, the Tennessee Valley Authority is irritating critics by an alleged lack of transparency that includes withholding the salary of its West Region vice president Mark Yates.
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