Ethics ripple felt beyond Capitol Hill - Tuesday, 05/03/05

Ethics ripple felt beyond Capitol Hill - Tuesday, 05/03/05: "Ethics ripple felt beyond Capitol Hill
By TRENT SEIBERT
Staff Writer


Perceived conflict of interest causes state Sen. Doug Jackson to drop bill to get state grants for Dickson cultural center that his family founded
A lawmaker's attempt to allow state grants for a nonprofit cultural and educational center he leads has been scuttled in a side effect of this year's ethics push on Capitol Hill.
Sen. Doug Jackson wanted the Dickson-based Renaissance Center � an institution that his family endowed � to be eligible to dip into a multimillion-dollar pool of state money controlled by the Department of Education."