Posted by anderc8 on Monday, February 12, 2018 in News, The Nation's Health.
Written by Gilbert Gonzales, Assistant Professor of Health Policy
Students in the University Course The Nation’s Health: From Policy to Practice (UNIV 3325/5325) travelled with Prof. Gilbert Gonzales to the Tennessee State Capitol on Monday, January 29, to listen to Governor Bill Haslam’s State of the State Address. In his final statewide address to the joint session, the governor talked about how Tennessee has improved in past seven years. He touted the state’s low unemployment rate, the improving high school graduation rate and that more adults are receiving vocational and technical training. All the while, according Haslam, state spending and taxes are lower than they were seven years ago. FULL BLOG.