TICK TICK TICK... The state Senate Ethics Committee issued a subpoena yesterday in its probe of state Sen. John Ford, D-Memphis, who faces complaints charging that he accepted income without disclosing it and that he lives outside his district. The committee wants to examine Shelby County court documents that surround a Ford child-support dispute, said Ethics Committee Chairman Ron Ramsey, R-Blountville. Ford's testimony that he lives in two residences with two different families both outside his Senate District 29 cast doubt on whether he actually can serve in that district.
Ramsey said he hoped the court records would shed light on a more recent accusation that Ford profited from business ties with a TennCare subcontractor without reporting it on financial disclosure forms. ''Once we get those documents, we'll compare them against the conflicts of interest,'' Ramsey said. ''This is a first step, and that's where we are. You collect evidence as it's needed.'' An ethics subcommittee will examine those documents ''in a grand jury fashion,'' Ramsey said. Ethics committee takes 'first step' in probe of Ford | 
