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TexasTowelie

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Fri Dec 1, 2017, 02:30 AM Dec 2017

Four Tennessee governor candidates won't release tax returns

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Four of the seven major candidates for Tennessee governor are declining to release details of their federal income tax returns.

The Tennessean
newspaper asked the five Republicans and two Democrats in the race for copies of their federal tax filings. U.S. Rep. Diane Black and fellow Republican state House Speaker Beth Harwell provided financial summaries, and Democrat Craig Fitzhugh released his 2016 tax return.

Among the remaining Republicans, former state Sen. Mae Beavers and businessmen Randy Boyd and Bill Lee declined the request. As did Democratic former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean.

Dean and Boyd said they may consider releasing details in the future.

Read more: http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/breakingnews/story/2017/nov/27/wont-release-tax-returns/457905/

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Four Tennessee governor candidates won't release tax returns (Original Post) TexasTowelie Dec 2017 OP
Trump got away with this. Expect more to follow bobbieinok Dec 2017 #1
Exactly.... FarPoint Dec 2017 #2
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