Tennessee legislators pass $58B budget: Big spending on education, healthcare, infrastructure and more
Lawmakers say that this budget will keep a fiscally conservative approach while still making targeted investments.
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Tennessee passes $58B budget
Tennessee’s $58 billion budget for fiscal year 2027 passed both the House and Senate on Thursday, April 16, with big money included for school vouchers, law enforcement and $1 million for a state takeover of Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
Dean of UTHSC College of Medicine discusses physician shortage in Tennessee
Action News 5 is joined by Dr. Michael Hocker, Dean of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Medicine.
Healthcare Hollow: Federal rural health funding sounds good, so why are there concerns?
Tennessee could get about $1 billion to invest in its rural health care over the next five years.
Seven are vying for the Democratic nominee for Shelby County mayor. We asked them your questions.
Read how candidates for the Democratic nominee responded on topics ranging from Trump’s task force to property taxes
Congressman Cohen Announces $2.5 Million in NIH Grants to UTHSC and St. Jude
Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced four grants totaling $2,525,665 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
U of M, Ole Miss and others team up for new AI consortium
The University of Memphis, University of Tennessee Health Science Center and two other regional universities are creating an AI research consortium.
The Early Word: Kleiman talks, and voucher expansion comes with a cost
Four local and regional universities are coming together to research AI.