Gov. Haslam awards local businessman
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JACKSON, Tenn. — Gov. Bill Haslam visited the Hub City for a special occasion. The statesman was the keynote speaker for Saturday’s Reagan Day Dinner on the Union University campus. Haslam presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Jackson businessman Sammie Arnold. The governor also took questions from the audience on topics about education and even the recently opposed TennCare health insurance plan. “We can’t give up the hope that we can find a better way to cover people,” Haslam said. “Right now, it’s about 280,000 people that would’ve been affected. Those folks aren’t going to get health insurance, but they’re showing up at Mr. Arnold’s hospital and in the emergency room.” All proceeds from the annual Reagan Day Dinner go to the Madison County Republican Party, which spent more than $10,000 last year supporting republican candidates seeking Madison County elected offices.
