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Gov. Lee previews budget priorities, including support for toll lanes and the Department of Children’s Services

Blaise Gainey

December 5, 2022

Gov Bill Lee on mic

The governor fielded questions from reporters as state budget season approaches.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, Butch Eley, Donald Trump, Tennessee Department of Children's Services, Tennessee Department of Transportation

Tennessee stimulus group struggles to ‘pick winners and losers’ in doling out $275M

Blake Farmer

February 23, 2022

nursing home hallway

More than 60 organizations — both nonprofit and for-profit — have applied for the funding earmarked for “external” groups.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates, Health Care Tagged With: Butch Eley, Financial Stimulus Accountability Group

Tax Revenues Jump In July, Surprising Tennessee Officials

Blake Farmer

August 13, 2020

Tax revenue collected by the state of Tennessee jumped nearly 60% in the month of July, bringing in hundreds of millions of dollars the state wasn’t expecting.

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: budget, Butch Eley

Here’s What To Expect In This Week’s Vote To Remove A Confederate Bust From The Tennessee Capitol

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

July 7, 2020

The bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest at the Tennessee State Capitol
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For the first time, Tennessee’s State Capitol Commission is likely to vote for the removal of the bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest. The monument to the Confederate general and early Ku Klux Klan grand wizard has been inside the building since 1978.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, Butch Eley, Christi Branscom, David Lillard, David Salyers, Howard Gentry, Justin Wilson, Nathan Bedford Forrest, State Capitol Commission, Tre Hargett

Gov. Lee Asks Tennessee Departments To Cut 12% From Spending Plans

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

May 28, 2020

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Every single Tennessee agency could see a 12% reduction in their budgets starting July 1. Gov. Bill Lee’s administration has recently asked the department heads to see where they can save money.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, Butch Eley, Coronavirus In Tennessee

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