In Tennessee, the governor makes a judicial appointment after candidates are recommended by a judicial nominating commission. After the governor appoints an appellate judge, she or he must run for retention in the next general election. Trial court judges face partisan elections.
For a list of all of Haslam's appointees, see Judges appointed by Bill Haslam. The role of the governor in selecting judges was the subject of public discussion in Tennessee in A constitutional amendment requiring confirmation of judicial appointments by the Tennessee State Legislature was approved on November 4, Haslam was among the state officials supporting the amendment, following votes in the Tennessee House of Representatives and Tennessee State Senate to advance the amendment to the ballot.
In December , Haslam entered Tennessee into the federal exchange program created under the provisions of the Affordable Care Act. He argued that the Obama administration had not addressed various operational questions and concerns Tennessee officials had posed regarding the alternative state-level exchange option.
Along with Republican governors such as Chris Christie NJ , Bob McDonnell VA , and Tom Corbett PA , Haslam's primary concern was with the potential cost of independent implementation, and the extent to which the federal government would override aspects of a hypothetical state-managed exchange.
Haslam and state lawmakers did not find consensus on an alternative by the December 14, , deadline. Thus, Tennessee entered the federal program by default. Tennessee was one of 32 states to opt-out of a state-based program. On March 27, , Haslam announced that Tennessee would not expand its Medicaid coverage to include everyone up to percent of the federal poverty line under the terms of a provision of the Affordable Care Act that would have provided federal funding at a rate of percent for the first three years and no less than 90 percent afterward.
Instead, the governor said that he would focus on expanding TennCare, the state's Medicaid program, by using federal funds to allow eligible Tennesseans to purchase health insurance through the federal healthcare exchange.
As in his previous decision to not establish a state health insurance exchange, Haslam cited a lack of detailed answers about the proposed expansion from the federal government and his disagreements with some of the conditions that would have come with the funding, particularly extra regulations which he argued would have made it difficult for the state to use the Medicaid expansion funds to purchase private insurance for new members.
A June analysis by The Business Journals ranked 45 governors based on the annual private sector growth rate in all 50 states using data from the U. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Haslam was ranked number 4. The five governors omitted from the analysis all assumed office in However, the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry reportedly backtracked on the bill.
The Metro Council in Davidson County passed an ordinance that said contractors with the city had to follow Metro policies against discrimination based on sexuality or gender identity. Bill Haslam endorsed Mitt Romney in the presidential election. On October 8, , after The Washington Post released a video of Donald Trump making comments about women that the Post described as "extremely lewd," Haslam called on Trump to step aside as the Republican nominee for president.
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Since , Tennessee students have been the fastest improving in the country in academic achievement. High school graduation rates are at an all-time high, and Tennessee is the first state in the nation to offer high school graduates and adults two years of community or technical college free of tuition and mandatory fees. In , Haslam launched the Drive to 55 to increase the number of Tennesseans with a postsecondary degree or credential to 55 percent by More Tennesseans are going to college and fewer need remediation when they get there.
First-time freshmen enrollment increased 25 percent at community colleges and 20 percent at technical colleges in one year, and the college-going rate in Tennessee increased to a high of Tennessee has been ranked No. He was a lecturer at Vanderbilt University during the fall semester.
Haslam and his wife, Crissy, have been married for 38 years and are blessed with three children and nine grandchildren. Her priorities as First Lady focused on encouraging parent engagement in education and reading proficiency for children. Crissy also created the READ20 Book Patrol, a partnership with law enforcement across the state to provide books to children in low-income communities.
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