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Haslam evaluating measure to extend unemployment
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SPRINGFIELD, Tenn. (AP) — Republican Gov. Bill Haslam says his administration is evaluating a legislative effort to extend unemployment benefits to thousands of jobless Tennesseans. Haslam said after an education discussion at a Springfield elementary school on Tuesday that he has asked his staff and lawmakers to clarify who exactly would be covered and how much it would cost the state.