General Assembly votes on budget, leaves Nashville
Rep. G.A. Hardaway wears a mask outside the House chamber Thursday to protect himself from the spread of the coronavirus. (Sam Stockard/Daily Memphian)
Facing the biggest state and national emergency in decades, the Tennessee Legislature adopted a $39.8 billion budget Thursday night, March 19, and vacated the State Capitol as COVID-19 continued to spread.
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coronavirus COVID-19 Tennessee General Assembly BudgetSam Stockard
Sam Stockard is a Nashville-based reporter with more than 30 years of journalism experience as a writer, editor and columnist covering the state Legislature and Tennessee politics for The Daily Memphian.
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