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Bill Haslam

Listen: Governor Haslam’s Inaugural Speech In Its Entirety

Chas Sisk

January 17, 2015

The Tennessee governor lays out his plans for his second term. Read the speech or listen to it here:

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Haslam, Haslam inaugural, Tennessee

Haslam’s Second Inaugural To Take Place Saturday

Chas Sisk

January 16, 2015

Celebrations also include a ball and prayer breakfast.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Haslam

Tennessee Could Be The Star In Next Week’s State Of The Union Address

Chas Sisk

January 16, 2015

President Barack Obama has been touting two Tennessee programs in the lead-up to his State of the Union address.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Andy Berke, Barack Obama, Bill Haslam, broadband, Chattanooga, State of the Union, Tennessee Promise

Tenn. Senate Leader Thinks Lawmakers Should Rewrite Common Core Standards

Chas Sisk

January 14, 2015

Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey says legislators — not committees of educators — should take the lead on replacing the controversial Common Core education standards.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Haslam, Common Core, Education, education standards, Ron Ramsey

Haslam Wants to Offer Some Tennesseans Vouchers For Health Insurance. Here’s How:

Chas Sisk

January 12, 2015

We break down Insure Tennessee, Gov. Bill Haslam’s plan to help 200,000 low-income Tennesseans get health insurance.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: ACA, Affordable Care Act, Bill Haslam, health insurance, Insure Tennessee, Obamacare, uninsured

Haslam Sets February Date For Lawmakers To Decide Medicaid Expansion Plan’s Fate

Chas Sisk

January 8, 2015

The governor faces skepticism from his fellow Republicans for a plan that also has to pass muster with the Obama administration.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Affordable Care Act, Bill Haslam, Insure Tennessee, Medicaid, Obamacare

Obama To Propose A Free Community College Plan Similar To Tennessee Promise

Emily Siner

January 8, 2015

In President Obama’s third visit to Tennessee in the past year, he will be announcing a proposal that would make community college free for all Americans. “We also have make sure that everybody has the opportunity to constantly train themselves for better jobs, better wages, better benefits,” he said in a video Thursday night.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: America's College Promise, Bill Haslam, Bob Corker, Lamar Alexander, President Obama, Tennessee Promise

Haslam Says He Understands Frustration Over Insure Tennessee Delay

Chas Sisk

January 7, 2015

Gov. Bill Haslam says he understands why some state lawmakers are demanding more details about his plan to expand health coverage for the poor.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Affordable Care Act, Bill Haslam, Insure Tennessee, Medicaid, Obamacare

Tennesseans May Face Gas Tax Double Whammy

Chas Sisk

January 7, 2015

Tennessee’s top transportation official says lawmakers should consider state gas tax increase, even if the federal government does the same.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Haslam, Bob Corker, gas prices, gas tax, John Schroer

Will Governor Haslam Make Good On A Promise To Boost Teacher Pay In Tennessee?

Blake Farmer

January 6, 2015

Tennessee teachers are starting 2015 curious to know if it will be a second year without a pay raise. So far, state officials haven’t made any more promises.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Haslam, Candice McQueen, Kevin Huffman, Tennessee Education Association

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