Legislature passes TennCare block grant bill after impasse
Members of the House wait for the Senate to finish business so they can continue their session Thursday, May 2, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. It took two conference committees, or small teams of legislators, to overcome disagreement on a TennCare block grant measure, which ultimately passed. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
After hours of gridlock over a TennCare block grant bill and a scuffle at the House door, the Legislature approved a compromise as the General Assembly ended its session for the year.
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Sam Stockard is a Nashville-based reporter with more than 30 years of journalism experience as a writer, editor and columnist covering the state Legislature and Tennessee politics for The Daily Memphian.
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