Ex-aide to the Gov and a p.r. firm in the wine-in-groceries battle may have violated ethics rules

The Knoxville News Sentinel is reporting some possible ethics violations for a former aide to the governor (Robert Gowan) and Siegenthaler Public Relations, a firm involved in the battle to change Tennessee law to allow the sale of wine in grocery stores. http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/mar/24/ethics-staffers-say-governors-ex-aide-violated-law/

Here's the TN Ethics Commission document prepared for their meeting tomorrow: http://www.state.tn.us/sos/tec/opinions/gowan3.20.08-3.2.pdf