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Democrats Boycott Governor's Breakfast
The Legislature's top Democrats today boycotted Gov. Bill Haslam's traditional Wednesday morning breakfast after a breakdown in negotiations over
proposed amendments to the governor's civil service reform bill.
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"I've got to figure out who I can negotiate with," Fitzhugh said.
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Slatery at the meeting said he had not seen one of the amendments in question and would not committ to going along with it.
At the committee meeting, Fitzhugh said there were basically just three proposals outstanding one dealing with socalled "compression pay," another
assuring that a proposed acrosstheboard pay raise later this would apply to all employees and a third declaring that TSEA would be consulted on future
employee policy decisions.
Haslam has followed the practice of past governors in hosting a private weekly breakfast meeting for both Republican and Democratic legislative
leaders as an informal means of discussing issues and,Asics UK, at times,ugg boots canada, resolving them.
Asked if the governor had any comment on the breakfast boycott, Haslam spokesman David Smith sent this email:
Leadership breakfasts are a longstanding tradition that bring the leadership of both parties together on Wednesday mornings during the legislative
session to discuss current issues. The governor looks forward each week to spending the time with leaders from both parties and values hearing their
views and perspectives on various issues.
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