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Haslam cancels raises, but averts insurance premium increase
NASHVILLE – State employees’ salaries will not be raised this year, but neither will their health insurance premiums, according to Governor Haslam’s budget amendment which will be released Tuesday morning. [&hellip
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Legislative Update – March 28, 2014
Proposed TEAM Act Changes TSEA Bill: HB1940 (Dunn) / SB2045 (Southerland) DOHR Bill: HB1420 (Dunn) / SB1624 (Johnson) Both TEAM Act revision bills passed the full House and Senate this [&hellip
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Partnership Promise Reminders for 2014
By this time, hopefully every Partners For Health (PFH) plan member (and spouse, if covered) completed their Well Being Assessment (WBA). The date for completion was March 15, 2014. If you have any concerns [&hellip
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Chattanooga State Office Building Temperature Issues Update
Updated as of 3/14/2014: During January’s record-breaking cold, two state office buildings in Chattanooga, managed by the giant Chicago-based company Jones Lang LaSalle (recently rebranded as just JLL), experienced major challenges with their climate control systems. One [&hellip
Read More »Legislative Update – February 28, 2014
Lobby Day A Success Thank you for all of your efforts to make Lobby Day a huge success. We have followed up with many legislators based on the discussions you [&hellip
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Haslam Administration Considering Privatizing State Park Services
Once again, the Haslam administration is floating the idea of privatizing a state service. Recently, the Department of Environment and Conservation issued a Request for Information (RFI), on behalf of [&hellip
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State employees blanket legislative plaza for annual Lobby Day
NASHVILLE, TN – TSEA’s 2014 Lobby Day was one of the biggest and most well-attended Lobby Days the organization has seen in recent years. With approximately 200 members in attendance, [&hellip
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TSEA Legislative Update – February 10, 2014
This past week was a very active week for TSEA on Capitol Hill. Several bills were heard in committees, with others to be heard this week. TSEA is asking all [&hellip
Read More »Governor gives his State of the State address; 1% raise proposed for state employees
TSEA was in attendance Monday as Governor Haslam gave his fourth annual State of the State address to Tennesseans. Under the theme, “Tennessee – America at Its Best”, most of [&hellip
Read More »Legislative Update – January 28, 2014
TSEA Meets with Governor Haslam On Friday, TSEA President Phil Morson, Executive Director Robert O’Connell, and Government Affairs Director Sarah Adair attended our annual meeting with Governor Haslam to discuss [&hellip
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