Tennessee Gov. Haslam News

Tennessee Bill Allowing College Employees to be Armed Becomes Law

A bill allowing staff and faculty at Tennessee’s public colleges and universities to be armed on campus became law Monday without the Republican governor’s signature. Gov. Bill Haslam said in a statement that he disagreed with the bill for not …

Tennessee Aims to Change How Workers’ Compensation Disputes Are Settled

Tennessee lawmakers have advanced a workers’ compensation reform bill that could change how injured workers’ claims disputes are handled. Governor Bill Haslam has been looking to reform the state’s workers compensation system for two years as part of his plan …

Jeb Bush: Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Reform a Minor Issue

When former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush briefly veered off topic at an education forum in Nashville this week, he inadvertently took aim at what’s expected to be among Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam’s legislative priorities this year. The Republicans were discussing …

Tennessee Will Leave Health Insurance Exchange to Federal Government

Gov. Bill Haslam announced this week that Tennessee will not create a state-run health insurance exchange, but the Republican governor said he remains undecided about whether to expand Medicaid. Haslam said in a speech to the Nashville Rotary Club that …