Haslam’s Self-Serving Government Deals, Crony Appointments Reignite Calls for...
Gov. Bill Haslam’s repeated self-dealing and government handouts to wealthy friends has prompted Democrats to renew a challenge to the governor to release his tax returns. “With Haslam’s wealthy and...
View ArticleHaslam’s Attack on Middle Class Driving Unemployment Higher
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Labor released numbers Thursday showing that Tennessee continues to be a leader in rising unemployment rates. The unemployment rate is now at 8.5 percent,...
View ArticleHerron: ‘Choose Life’— Expand Medicaid Now
The Commercial Appeal featured a column Thursday — the second in a series — from Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Roy Herron, who wrote for the second time in about the importance of extending...
View ArticleLawmakers Calls for Investigation of Haslam Contract
State House Democratic leaders are outraged to learn via a News Channel 5 investigative report that Governor Bill Haslam’s administration may have rigged contracts to benefit out-of-state contractors...
View ArticleHerron Calls for Comptroller Investigation
State Employee: ‘We’ve Already Broken Several Laws’ News Report Reveals Haslam’s Business Partner Directed State Contract NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Roy Herron today called...
View ArticleSen. Kyle: Programs for Kids, Seniors Deserve Haslam’s Support
NASHVILLE – In light of Gov. Bill Haslam’s flip flop on the use of state funding to fill in federal budget cuts, state Senate Democratic Leader Jim Kyle is calling on the governor to consider using...
View ArticleHouse Democrats Tell Haslam to Listen to GOP Governors Expanding Medicaid
In what must be ironic news to the 330,000 Tennesseans waiting for a decision on Medicaid expansion, Governor Bill Haslam was chosen to Chair the National Governors Association’s Health and Human...
View ArticleFitzhugh: Haslam Creates Health Purgatory
The following column by State House Democratic Leader Craig Fitzhugh appeared Nov. 3, 2013 in The Commercial Appeal Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam says we have plenty of time to deal with Medicaid...
View ArticleHerron Calls for Rules to Protect Taxpayers from ‘Exploding’ Contracts,...
Comptroller Rebukes Haslam Contract with Business Partners NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Roy Herron called for new rules to protect taxpayers from insider contracts that keep...
View ArticleBill Haslam’s High Unemployment Rate Signals Success in GOP ‘War on Working...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Figures released from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that Tennessee has one of the highest unemployment rates in the nation. At 8.4%, Tennessee is tied for 42nd in unemployment....
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