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Bill Haslam is the former mayor of Knoxville and is now the governor of Tennessee.

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Bill Haslam
stated on October 18, 2012 in an article for Time magazine.:

Says Tennessee’s higher education funding model "is 100 percent outcomes-based" and "we are already seeing this model changing the way our postsecondary institutions do business."

By Richard Locker • November 11, 2012
Bill Haslam
stated on May 9, 2012 in signing new schools legislation.:

On allowing Shelby County's schools merger commission to finish work before allowing any new merger legislation.

By Zack McMillin • May 20, 2012
Bill Haslam
stated on April 20, 2012 in a speech to Carter County Republican Party:

"Personal income is growing faster in Tennessee on average than any other state in the country."

By Tom Humphrey • April 27, 2012
Bill Haslam
stated on January 30, 2012 in his State of the State address.:

"In 2011, there were more than 28,000 new Tennessee jobs created and over $4 billion in capital investment. Our Jobs4TN plan is working."

By Richard Locker • March 4, 2012

BillHislam.com
stated on August 27, 2012 in a Web posting:

Says that Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam "has made it clear by his repeated actions that he will pursue a policy that promotes the interest of Islamist (sic) and their radical ideology as long as he is governor."

By Richard Locker • August 27, 2012
Woody Degan
stated on June 28, 2012 in in an interview with The Commercial Appeal.:

Gov. Bill Haslam is "making our Economic Development department Sharia compliant" by hiring a woman "who specializes in Sharia compliance. That’s what her job is."

By Richard Locker • July 24, 2012

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