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What The Tennessee Budget Tells Us About Gov. Haslam's Priorities For His Last Year

WPLN | By Chas Sisk,
Jason Moon Wilkins
Published February 4, 2018 at 10:00 AM EST
In this week's Tri-Star State, we look closely at some of the numbers behind Gov. Haslam's $37 million budget proposal.
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In this week's Tri-Star State, we look closely at some of the numbers behind Gov. Haslam's $37 million budget proposal.

The Tri-Star State — A Tennessee Politics Podcast — Week of Feb. 4, 2018

Governor Bill Haslam has started trying to sell lawmakers on the last budget of his tenure. And while that may have been overshadowed by Nashville drama developing a few blocks from the capitol, the numbers the budget contains can say something about this session’s legislative priorities.

There’s more money for economic incentives, even though that concept is receiving renewed scrutiny. A proposal to reform juvenile justice. And the revenue boost from last year’s gas tax increase.

WPLN's Jason Moon Wilkins sat down with statehouse reporter Chas Sisk to look through the ledger for the stories behind the numbers.

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Chas Sisk
Chas joined WPLN in 2015 after eight years with The Tennessean, including more than five years as the newspaper's statehouse reporter.Chas has also covered communities, politics and business in Massachusetts and Washington, D.C. Chas grew up in South Carolina and attended Columbia University in New York, where he studied economics and journalism. Outside of work, he's a dedicated distance runner, having completed a dozen marathons
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