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Capitol Hill Conversation: Why Outsourcing Might Be Gov. Bill Haslam’s Biggest Legacy

General Services Commissioner Bob Oglesby led Gov. Bill Haslam on a tour of the William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower's new food court last month. The building has been renovated as part of an effort to save the state money on real estate. Credit: Chas SiskWPLN
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Governor Bill Haslam has been outsourcing some functions of state government almost since he took office. For many Tennesseans who don’t work in state government, it’s been out of sight. But the effects of privatization are becoming more and more apparent.

WPLN’s statehouse reporter Chas Sisk has been following what could be a test case for the state. He sat down with Jason Moon Wilkins.

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Chas Sisk, Senior Editor

Chas joined WPLN in 2015 and became an editor in 2018. Previously, he covered state politics for Nashville Public Radio and The Tennessean, and he’s also reported on communities, politics and business for a variety of publications in Massachusetts, New York and Washington, D.C. Chas grew up in South Carolina and attended Columbia University, where he studied economics and journalism.

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