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Tag: Bill Haslam

  • I hate to say I told ya so #TennCareExpansion

    Back in March when Gov. Haslam announced the state would not be expanding Medicaid, I wrote a series of posts about the impact of this decision on rural hospitals. Seems like my early predictions are coming to fruition. In his March release, it says he’s announcing the “Tennessee Plan” which was supposed to be something…

  • U of M College Democrats address Gov. Haslam leadership crisis

    The following is an editorial penned by the University of Memphis College Democrats. It is published here in its entirety. — BATTLING BILL’S BOONDOGGLE(S) Tennesseans face a leadership crisis due to the self-serving mismanagement of our state by Governor Bill Haslam. So far, during his more than three years in office, Governor Haslam has abused…

  • Is Haslam running government like a business?

    Back in 2010, when Gov. Haslam used millions of his personal wealth to win both the GOP primary and eventually the general election, a constant theme was that he would “run government like a business”. Now, anyone with half a brain in their head should have looked at this promise pretty skeptically. Its just like…

  • Just another session wrap-up post

    On Friday, the Tennessee General Assembly adjourned for the year, an event that was largely overshadowed by a series of national and statewide events that dominated coverage last week. There have been a lot of post-session roundups. From the measured but extensive coverage of Tom Humphrey, to the more snark driven flourishes of Jeff Woods.…

  • cRAAM Session

    Yesterday was a pretty huge day, and I’m not talking about the massive CNN fail regarding an arrest in the Boston bombing case. Nope, I’m talking about right here in Tennessee. Here’s what Senator Jim Kyle had to say about the Ram-it-through budget session yesterday. Gramatical errors in the heat of battle, and on twitter…

  • Political Haiku for the week of 4/12/13

    One of the things almost everyone mentioned in my reader survey is the lack of haiku on the blog. With that in mind, here’s the first installment, of what I hope to make a weekly series… Political Haiku of the Week! Campfield runs from child, On his way to his latest loss, What a punk…