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The Former Director of TennCare testified in federal court today that former state senator John Ford aggressively pushed for more clients to be moved to OmniCare Healthcare. Manny Martins said he didn’t know that Ford was working for OmniCare at the time.

The trial of former state Senator John Ford started this morning with a hearing regarding the former Chairman of Doral Dental – one of two companies that allegedly paid Ford as a consultant when he was still a sitting senator.

John Ford’s financial records came under examination today in federal court. The former state senator is charged with taking $800,000 in consulting fees from companies that obtained state contracts with his help.

A retired healthcare executive testified today that former senator John Ford solicited him for money.

John Ford’s former business partner was front and center today in the former state senator’s corruption trial. Ronald Dobbins was a partner in Managed Care Services Group with Ford and Osbie Howard.

The Tennessee chapter of the AARP is criticizing the state’s senators for not working to delay a change in Medicare reimbursements for doctors. But Senators Bob Corker and Lamar Alexander say they are trying to get a Tennessee hospital included in the legislation.

One of the new laws that take effect tomorrow may force drunk drivers to attend a “victim’s impact panel.”

The Nashville Metro Police Department is adding four detectives to its Domestic Violence Division. Three of the detectives will start next week, with the fourth coming in September.

Several Tennesseans spoke today about the struggles with high medical bills for the uninsured and insured, at a rally sponsored by the Consumers Union, which publishes Consumer Reports Magazine.

As Nashville celebrated World Refugee Day today, settlement officials say that the largest influx of refugees is now coming from Myanmar.