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The GOP star you've never heard of
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Feb 20, 2013 05:30pm |
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| Author | Alexander Burns |
| News Date | Wednesday, February 20, 2013 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | You haven’t seen a YouTube video of Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam berating a constituent at a town hall meeting. You probably haven’t watched him on Fox News. In fact, if you search the headlines for his name, you’re just as likely to turn up coverage of his brother: Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam.
But while attracting scant national attention and eschewing the camera-friendly approach of most up-and-coming Republican governors, Bill Haslam has amassed one of the most extensive conservative governing records in the country.
He is, in short, the most important Republican governor you’ve never heard of. And as the National Governors Association gathers in Washington this week for its winter meeting, the national GOP may have something to learn from Tennessee.
Since his election in 2010, Haslam has overhauled the Tennessee civil service, stripped back teacher tenure, cut taxes, enacted tort reform and expanded charter schools. Add up the various items on his agenda, and it looks a lot like a version of the pro-growth platform Washington Republicans have been grasping for. |
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