Tag: Bill Haslam
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…