Representative David Byrd: District 71 Capitol Hill Update

State budget becomes central focus in final weeks of 112th General Assembly - On the Hill this week, Finance and Administration Commissioner Butch Eley briefed members of the House Finance, Ways and Means Committee about Gov. Bill Lee’s updated budget plan for the 2022-23 fiscal year that begins July 1. Notable investments in the supplemental appropriations amendment include $78 million for Tennessee’s airports, $20 million for riverfront dock development in Memphis and $17 million in grants for raceway development for NASCAR. These proposed investments would have a total economic impact of $4...