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Tennessee Passes $58B Budget without Grocery Tax Cuts
Lawmakers redirected $282.4 million to legislative priorities while preserving reserves above $2.2 billion, officials said.
- On Thursday, the Tennessee General Assembly passed a $58 billion budget for fiscal year 2026-27, outlining spending priorities across education, healthcare, infrastructure, and public safety.
- The Lee administration said the plan reflects a return to typical economic growth following record revenues, though House Finance, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Gary Hicks noted a 9% decrease from the prior fiscal year.
- Major allocations include $400 million for transportation projects and $339 million for public education, which funds raising starting teacher salaries to $50,000 and supports summer learning programs.
- Lawmakers approved a sunset for the TennCare Diaper Benefit on June 30, 2027, prompting Sen. Charlane Oliver to say, "We are literally taking diapers away from babies."
- Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson and House Speaker Cameron Sexton defended the budget, citing Tennessee's AAA bond rating and fiscal discipline as foundational to long-term stability.
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Phase Out Of Free Diaper Program In Tennessee Senate Budget Amendment
Image Credit: Canva ***Note from The Tennessee Conservative – this article posted here for informational purposes only. The Center Square [By Kim Jarrett] – Phasing out of Tennessee’s free diaper program for low-income families to fund $137 million for the state’s hospital buyback program, and also using a new tax on wire transfers are part of an amendment agreed to by a Senate committee Wednesday. The buybacks are “things that through the hospi…
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