Questions for Gov. Haslam via Speak to Power:
"It would be unremarkable if this were the first time Haslam claimed special privileges to cloak his office’s doings from the public, but it’s not.
Today’s snub to transparency is part of a much larger pattern of secrecy —
- secretive relationships with high-powered lobbyists
- preference for secret tax deals with big corporations
- hiding his tax returns
- executive order to hide his income
- hidden loans to business partners
- secret pay raises for his department chiefs
- secret political slush funds
The closed-door meetings with old business partners who suddenly win no-bid contracts, the constant special interest dealing and unprecedented secrecy have wholly undermine his credibility with anyone paying attention to his actions.
