Haslam to head Tennessee State Museum fundraising effort

July 13, 2015 at 6:59 p.m. | Updated July 14, 2015 at 10:59 a.m.

by Andy Sher

Gov. Bill Haslam announces a healthier communities initiative at the state Capitol in Nashville, Tenn., on Wednesday, March 11, 2015. The governor told reporters afterward that he is urging fellow Republicans in the Legislature not to let the upcoming convention of the National Rifle Association in Nashville influence their consideration of a slew of bills seeking to loosen state gun laws.
Gov. Bill Haslam announces a healthier communities initiative at the state Capitol in Nashville, Tenn., on Wednesday, March 11, 2015. The governor told reporters afterward that he is urging fellow Republicans in the Legislature not to let the upcoming convention of the National Rifle Association in Nashville influence their consideration of a slew of bills seeking to loosen state gun laws.
photo Gov. Bill Haslam

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam himself will be leading the planned $40 million private fundraising campaign to bolster $120 million in taxpayer support for building the new Tennessee State Museum.

In a presentation to the state's museum commission today, the governor's chief of staff, Mark Cate, outlined plans for both fundraising and construction of the facility, which will be located on the Bicentennial Capitol Mall in Nashville.

"The governor would have to have a lot of ownership in this," Cate said in a presentation to the commission.

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