A lawsuit has been filed by Tennessee against the federal government in connection with refugees garnering additional services from the state as they resettle here. The General Assembly says that the government is forcing the state to spend money on refugee’s healthcare and education. The suit asks that the refugee resettlement program be shut down until the federal government pays Tennessee all the costs it incurs as a result of the program. State Attorney General Herbert Slatery III declined to file the lawsuit on behalf of the lawmakers. The suit was filed by the Thomas More Law Center for free. Gov. Bill Haslam last year declined to sign a resolution passed in the Legislature that demanded the state file the lawsuit.