NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -
By ERIK SCHELZIG
Associated Press
Gov. Bill Haslam is
preparing to deliver his annual budget proposal to Tennessee lawmakers
on Monday evening.
Haslam's third State of the State address is also
expected to outline the Republican governor's legislative priorities for
the year, including details about his proposal to introduce a school
voucher program.
Haslam has yet to announce whether he wants
Tennessee to participate in the expansion of Medicaid under the new
federal health care law. Under that plan, the federal government would
pay 100% of cost increases in the first three years and 90% thereafter.
But the measure would face a hard sell in the Republican-dominated Legislature.
Haslam has also announced he wants to make changes to workers' compensation rules this year.
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